Featured·February 21, 2013·5 min readResearchers Build Robotic Bat WingBuilding a robotic bat wing, researchers have uncovered flight secrets of real bats: the function of ligaments, the elasticity of skin, the structural support of musculature, skeletal flexibility, upstroke and downstroke.Read More
Featured·February 15, 2013·2 min readNanomachines for Bionic ProteinsResearchers developed nanomachines which recreate principal activities of proteins. They present the first versatile and modular example of a fully artificial protein-mimetic model system.Read More
Featured·February 6, 2013·3 min readInsect Drives Robot to Track Down SmellsIn a new study, a small, two-wheeled robot was driven by a male silkmoth to track down the sex pheromone usually given off by a female mate.Read More
Featured·October 19, 2012·4 min readRobots that Perceive the World Like HumansResearchers attempt to improve robot behavior by means of perception models closer to those of humans. One of the experiments involves a robot simulation in which an agent has to discriminate between what we could call an acne pimple and a bite or lump on the skin.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Business·July 12, 2012·1 min readBiologically Inspired Threat Monitoring System for Autonomous Vehicles DevelopedRoke Manor Research Ltd has developed the world's first threat monitoring system for autonomous vehicles that emulates a mammal's conditioned fear-response mechanism.Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·July 5, 2012·4 min readRobot Vision: Muscle-Like Action Allows Camera to Mimic Human Eye MovementUsing 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.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·July 3, 2012·2 min readResearchers Develop an Artificial Cerebellum that Enables Robotic Human-like Object HandlingResearchers developed an artificial cerebellum (a biologically-inspired adaptive microcircuit) that controls a robotic arm with human-like precision.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·June 1, 2012·4 min readWalking Again After Spinal Cord InjuryNeuroprosthetics and robot rehabilitation wake up the ‘spinal brain’ and restore voluntary movement. Rats with spinal cord injuries and severe...Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 8, 2012·4 min readPavlov’s Electronic DogNanotechnology scientists and memory researchers at the Kiel University redesigned a mental learning process using electronic circuits. The bell rings...Read More
ElectrophysiologyFeatured·May 7, 2012·6 min readRobot Reveals the Inner Workings of Brain Cells – Robotic Whole-Cell Patch ClampingNew method offers automated way to record electrical activity inside neurons in the living brain. Gaining access to the inner...Read More
Neuroscience Intros·April 24, 2012·1 min readWearable Muscle Suit Makes Heavy Lifting a CinchA lightweight exoskeleton will allow the elderly to move around more easily. New Scientist heads to a Japanese laboratory to...Read More
Electrophysiology·April 20, 2012·3 min readNew Brain-Machine Interface Moves a Paralyzed HandNew technology bypasses spinal cord and delivers electrical signals from brain directly to muscles. A new Northwestern Medicine brain-machine technology...Read More
