VIDEO: Vacuum-legged quadruped picks up litter
The Italian Institute of Technology’s Dynamic Legged Systems lab have developed VERO, a quadruped robot equipped with a vacuum cleaner for efficient litter removal.
Edible robots could reduce electronic waste
Partially edible rolling bot made of pneumatic gelatine legs and an edible tilt sensor. Credit: EPFL. Article: Edible robots could reduce electronic waste.
Self-assembling molecular robots directed by DNA controller
Researchers from Tohoku University and Kyoto University have successfully developed a DNA-based molecular controller that autonomously directs the assembly and disassembly of molecular robots.
VIDEO: Humanoid drives vehicle autonomously
Researchers from the University of Tokyo, Japan, have taught a musculoskeletal humanoid robot to drive a car autonomously, providing an alternative approach to sensor-equipped robotic vehicles.
VIDEO: Bricklaying bot heads to Florida to build 10 houses
Australian startup FBR are taking their bricklaying bot Hadrian X to Florida for its first international demonstration project consisting of the construction of 10 homes.
New snail-inspired robot can climb walls
Researchers at the University of Bristol in the UK have developed a snail-inspired robot with a sliding suction mechanism for efficient wall-climbing and high-load carrying capabilities.
VIDEO: Swam of snail bots slither over each other to get around
Researchers from Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen have created collaborative robot snails to attach to each other and traverse obstacles through a dual-mode connection mechanism.
VIDEO: DARPA test autonomous tank and off-roader in challenging terrain
DARPA’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program successfully tested autonomous RACER Heavy Platform (RHP) tanks and Fleet Vehicles (RFVs) in the Texas countryside, navigating vegetation cover, trees, bushes, rocks, slopes, obstructed ditches, and creek crossings.
Scientists harness the wind as a tool to move objects
Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have developed a novel technique using jets of air to manipulate objects remotely, promising advances in robotics and other fields.
VIDEO: Flamethrowing robot dog available for just over £7k
US-based Throwflame have launched a fire spitting robot dog, Thermonator, built on Unitree’s Go2 bot with applications including wildfire prevention, agriculture and entertainment.