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Artificial Intelligence

·July 5, 2012·4 min read

Robot Vision: Muscle-Like Action Allows Camera to Mimic Human Eye Movement

Using piezoelectric materials, researchers have replicated the muscle motion of the human eye to control camera systems in a way designed to improve the operation of robots. This new muscle-like action could help make robotic tools safer and more effective for MRI-guided surgery and robotic rehabilitation.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 3, 2012·2 min read

Researchers Develop an Artificial Cerebellum that Enables Robotic Human-like Object Handling

Researchers developed an artificial cerebellum (a biologically-inspired adaptive microcircuit) that controls a robotic arm with human-like precision.

Neuroscience Neuroscience Videos

·June 18, 2012·3 min read

Robots Get a Feel for the World

Robots equipped with tactile sensor able to identify materials through touch, paving the way for more useful prostheses. What does...

Featured

·May 14, 2012·6 min read

New Type of Retinal Prosthesis Could Better Restore Sight to Blind

Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a...

Featured Neuroscience

·May 8, 2012·4 min read

Pavlov’s Electronic Dog

Nanotechnology scientists and memory researchers at the Kiel University redesigned a mental learning process using electronic circuits. The bell rings...

Neuroscience Intros

·April 24, 2012·1 min read

Wearable Muscle Suit Makes Heavy Lifting a Cinch

A lightweight exoskeleton will allow the elderly to move around more easily. New Scientist heads to a Japanese laboratory to...

Electrophysiology

·April 20, 2012·3 min read

New Brain-Machine Interface Moves a Paralyzed Hand

New technology bypasses spinal cord and delivers electrical signals from brain directly to muscles. A new Northwestern Medicine brain-machine technology...