FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·September 28, 2015·4 min readLight Touch: How Embedded Optical Sensors Could Make Robotic Hands More DexterousResearchers have developed a new soft robotic hand with numerous embedded fiber optic sensors and a new type of stretchable optical sensor. They believe incorporating the stretchable optical material into the hand could help provide more feedback.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·September 23, 2015·5 min readRobotic Toddler Helps Researchers Confirm Babies Time Their Smiles to Make Mom Smile in ReturnUsing a toddler like robot, researchers confirm that babies use sophisticated timing when they smile to make the person they are interacting with smile in return.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 14, 2015·3 min readFeeling Touch with a Prosthetic HandResearchers report a person who has been paralyzed for more than a decade has become the first person to be able to 'feel' physical sensations through a prosthetic hand directly connected to his brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·September 11, 2015·4 min readWhen Neuroprosthetics Learn From the PatientA new study could pave the way to the creation of a new generation of self learning and easy to use neuroprosthetic devices.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·September 1, 2015·5 min readNew Technology Enables Completely Paralyzed Man to Voluntarily Move His LegsNoninvasive spinal stimulation and a robotic exoskeleton enable a completely paralyzed man to move his legs voluntarily, researchers report.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·August 12, 2015·6 min readHuman Reflexes Helps Keep Bipedal Robot BalancedAccording to researchers, a new human-machine interface helps to keep robots balanced.Read More
Featured·August 6, 2015·2 min readRobotic Whiskers Mimic Animals Exploring their SurroundingsRoboticists have developed a robotic whisker tactile sensory array designed to produce tomographic images by measuring fluid flow.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·July 31, 2015·6 min readRobotic Insect Mimics the Ability of the Water Strider to Jump On WaterResearchers take inspiration from the water strider and create a robot insect that can jump on water.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience VideosOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 29, 2015·3 min readMathematical Model for Robots with ‘Bacterial Brains’Researchers use a mathematical model to demonstrate that bacteria can control robot behavior.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·July 25, 2015·4 min readSharpening Object Recognition Algorithms in RobotsA new study reports on how robots programmed to use simultaneous localization and mapping are able to improve their object recognition algorithms.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·June 23, 2015·4 min readPiloting A Robot Remotely With ThoughtResearchers restore a sense of independence to those with limited mobility with help of a telepresence robots controlled remotely by thought.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 17, 2015·4 min readStudy Explains How People Avoid Bumping Into Each Other When Performing Certain TasksStudy looks at the delicate dynamics of social movement.Read More