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·May 23, 2016·4 min read

Why We Can’t Tickle Ourselves

A researcher investigates why we find it impossible to tickle ourselves.

Image shows the virtual environment used to train the robot.

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·May 22, 2016·2 min read

Animal Training Techniques Teach Robots New Tricks

Researchers are using methods used for training animals to help teach robots how to perform new tasks.

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·May 20, 2016·5 min read

Static Electricity Allows RoboBees to Land and Stick to Surfaces

Researchers have developed flying microrobots that are able to perch during flight to save energy, just like bats, birds and insects.

Image shows a patient using the robotic legs.

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·May 12, 2016·2 min read

Clinical Trial of Robotic Legs Help Patients to Walk Again

Clinical trials are underway for 'robotic legs' that can help those with movement disorders to regain mobility.

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·May 10, 2016·3 min read

Understanding the ‘Neglected’ Senses

A new study of touch and movement could benefit people with movement disorders and improve the design of new robotics.

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·May 5, 2016·2 min read

Researchers Develop a Bee Model That Will Impact the Development of Aerial Robotics

Researchers have developed a computer model that shows how bees use vision to detect movement.

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·April 16, 2016·4 min read

Fish Eyed Lens Cuts Through the Dark

Researchers have developed a new artificial eye that can see in the dark.

Image shows a frog and tiger pained by the robot.

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·April 7, 2016·3 min read

Scientists Invent Robotic ‘Artist’ That Spray Paints Giant Murals

Researchers have invented a "smart" paint spray can that robotically reproduces photographs as large-scale murals.

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·April 5, 2016·2 min read

Can Touching A Robot Elicit Physiological Arousal in Humans?

People show more emotional arousal when instructed to touch intimate areas of a robot's body than when instructed to touch more accessible areas, such as arms and legs, researchers report.

Image shows a little boy with the robot, Tega.

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·March 14, 2016·5 min read

Social Robot Helps Kids Learn Through Personalized Interactions

Tega, a socially assertive educational robot is able to interpret emotional responses of students and create a personalized motivational strategy, researchers report.