FeaturedNeuroscience·July 30, 2013·4 min readFull Body Illusion is Associated with a Drop in Skin TemperatureAccording to a new study, people can be tricked into feeling that an avatar, a generated image of a human figure, is their own body.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·July 31, 2013·3 min readRobots Strike Fear in the Hearts of FishResearchers use bio-inspired robots to elicit fear response in zebrafish. They also discover the reaction can be modulated by alcohol.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·August 15, 2013·2 min readDragonflies Can See by Switching “On” and “Off”Researchers have discovered a complex and novel visual circuit in the brains of dragonflies. They hope the findings could some day help to improve vision systems for robots.Read More
Featured·September 17, 2013·4 min readEmotional Attachment to Robots Could Affect Outcome on BattlefieldWhen an explosive ordnance robot is destroyed, soldiers feel loss, sadness and anger, a researcher discovers.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 14, 2013·4 min readA Blueprint for Restoring Touch With a Prosthetic HandResearchers develop a new blueprint for touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs. The findings could someday convey real-time sensory information for amputees.Read More
Featured·October 18, 2013·2 min readTwo-Legged Robots Learn to Walk Like a HumanResearchers are attempting to teach two-legged robots a stable, and robust human way of walking.Read More
Featured·October 24, 2013·4 min readNIH Funds Development of Novel Robots to Assist People with Disabilities and Aid DoctorsThe NIH has awarded three projects $2.4 million over the next five years to develop innovative robots which work cooperatively with people and adapt to changing environments. The robotics will improve human capabilities and enhance medical procedures.Read More
Featured·October 25, 2013·5 min readNRI Grant Will Provide Surgical Robots With a New Level of Machine IntelligenceThe NRI is providing researchers with a $3.6 million grant to help develop a new kind of machine intelligence for surgical robotics.Read More
Featured·November 8, 2013·4 min readRobotic Advances Promise Artificial Legs That Emulate Healthy LimbsAdvances in robotics have made it possible to create artificial legs that can duplicate the natural movement of human legs. The research could help improve the mobility of lower-limb amputees.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·February 13, 2014·5 min readHerding RobotsResearchers develop a new system which allows fleets of robots to collaborate in new and unprecedented ways.Read More
FeaturedNeuroethics·March 26, 2014·6 min readSignificant Progress Toward Creating “Benchtop Human” ReportedResearchers move a step closer to creating a bench-top human which could eventually replace animal testing.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience Videos·April 28, 2014·5 min readScientists Create Circuit Board Modeled on the Human BrainResearchers have developed faster and more energy efficient microchips based on the human brain. The technology offers greater possibilities for advances in robotic and understanding of the human brain.Read More
