FeaturedNeuroscience·November 25, 2017·4 min readNanobots Pass First Stage in “Fantastic Voyage” From Fiction to FactAn international team of researchers have created remote controlled nanobots from a biodegradable material that they believe could assist doctors in diagnosing diseases and delivering drugs to target sites.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·October 25, 2017·6 min readNew RoboBee Flies, Dives, Swims and Explodes Out of the WaterThe latest generation of the RoboBee hybrid robot could help monitor the environment and provide essential search and rescue assistance, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·October 25, 2017·4 min readSacrificing One Life to Save Others: Psychopaths’ Force for ‘Greater Good’The force by which a person embarks upon a utilitarian act may be predicted by psychopathic traits, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 9, 2017·3 min readSensitivity to Time Improves Performance at Remotely Controlling DevicesTime sensitivity improves performance when it comes controlling robotics and remote controlled vehicles, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·September 14, 2017·2 min readConnecting a Human Brain to the Internet in Real TimeA new project dubbed Brainternet can turn the brain into an Internet of Things node online.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 13, 2017·3 min readArtificial Skin Gives Robotic Hand a Sense of TouchNewly designed electronic skin allows a robotic hand to sense differences in temperature between hot and cold. Additionally, the skin can interpret computer signals to help the hand reproduce sign language, researchers report.Read More
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
