FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 12, 2017·3 min readSelf-Reconfiguring Modular Robots Can Merge, Split and Heal While Retaining Full Sensorimotor ControlResearchers have developed modular robots that can become independent robotic entities by merging and splitting. This ability allows the robots to autonomously alter their shape to suit the task at hand. The system is also able to retain sensorimotor control during alteration and self heal by removing or repairing specific parts.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 5, 2017·4 min readHow Music Alters Our Perception of TouchThe sexier we perceive the piece of music we are listening to, the more sensual we believe the touch of another, or a robot, to be, a new study reports. Researchers note we perceive touch differently depending on the music we are listening to.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 30, 2017·6 min readRobotic System Monitors Specific NeuronsResearchers have developed a robotic system that allows them to focus in on specific neurons in the brain. The technology could help answer questions such as how neurons interact with each other as we recall a memory.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·August 4, 2017·5 min readWhy Humans Find Faulty Robots More LikableAs social robotics is becoming more popular, researchers explore how people react to the technology. They report people show significantly stronger liking to faulty robots than those that interact perfectly.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 25, 2017·4 min readA Computer That Reads Body LanguageA new computer system is able to see hand poses and track multiple people in real time. Researchers say that being able to detect nuances of non-verbal communication, robots will be better able to perceive what humans around them are doing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 25, 2017·4 min readDragonfly Brains Predict the Path of Their PreyA new study in eLife provides new insights into how complex neural processes in the brains of dragonflies allows them to predict, peruse and catch prey. The findings could prove useful in developing new innovative robot vision systems.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 24, 2017·5 min readLow-Cost Smart Glove Translates American Sign Language AlphabetResearchers at UCSD have developed a new gesture recognition glove that can wirelessly translate the ASL alphabet into text. The glove can also communicate back by controlling a virtual hand and mimicking gestures.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 18, 2017·4 min readEmpowering Robots for Ethical BehaviorA new Frontiers in Robotics and AI study outlines a concept called Empowerment that may allow robots to adhere to self preservation while serving and protecting humans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethicsNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 30, 2017·4 min readWho Is Responsible If a Brain-Controlled Robot Drops a Baby?As brain controlled robots and neuroprosthetics are rapidly growing in popularity, researchers impress the need to create guidelines to help insure safe and beneficial use of brain machine interactions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·June 8, 2017·5 min readSelf Learning AI Robot HandsSummary: Researchers develop an AI grasping system with robotic hands that can learn to grasp and move unfamiliar objects like...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 18, 2017·4 min readTapping Into the Sense of TouchA new study that investigates how the human brain deciphers sensory input could revolutionize robotics and neuroprosthetics.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 10, 2017·2 min readLive Interactions With Robots Increase Their Perceived Human LikenessAccording to researchers, people who watch live interactions between robots and other people are more likely to consider the robot to have more humanlike qualities.Read More
