Origami-inspired robots could make repairs in space
From Superinnovators 07/11/23. This article is in TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) format which is popular in the innovation community and provides a bullet summary of information. More info EPFL website article You may also be curious about:
Hotpot restaurant owner pretends to be humanoid to serve customers, goes viral
From Superinnovators 06/11/23. Dance-loving owner of Huzai Hotpot, Chongqing, China, pretends to be a humanoid robot when serving customers with some applauding the spectacle. Ms Qin, professional dancer, unveiled her robot mimicking skills in a Douyin (TikTok in China) video released on 18th Oct which received over 26k likes. She has since posted many videos […]
Worm-bot sends bulge wave down its body to move
From Superinnovators 30/10/23. This article is in TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) format which is popular in the innovation community and provides a bullet summary of information. More info https://engineering.case.edu/groups/biorobots/continuous_wave_peristaltic_motion https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6224805 https://gizmodo.com/the-earthworms-surprising-superpowers-inspired-this-bio-1738159166 You may also be curious about:
Cute Star Wars droids roam around Batuu at Disneyland theme park
From Superinnovators 13/10/23. This article is in TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) format which is popular in the innovation community and provides a bullet summary of information. BD units are explorer droids, and these three definitely did some exploring this morning pic.twitter.com/QR1B68pjsQ — Disneyland News Today (@dlnt) October 12, 2023 Blue, Orange, and Green (they […]
How pumped are you? Watch the robot it took AI seconds to design walk with inflatable muscles
From Northwestern University 06/10/23 A team led by Northwestern University researchers has developed the first artificial intelligence (AI) to date that can intelligently design robots from scratch. To test the new AI, the researchers gave the system a simple prompt: Design a robot that can walk across a flat surface. While it took nature billions […]
AI drone racing pilot beats human world champions
From University of Zurich 31/08/23 Remember when IBM’s Deep Blue won against Gary Kasparov at chess in 1996, or Google’s AlphaGo crushed the top champion Lee Sedol at Go, a much more complex game, in 2016? These competitions where machines prevailed over human champions are key milestones in the history of artificial intelligence. Now a […]
Bot-assisted dressing for care home residents
From Carnegie Mellon University 30/08/23 Most people take getting dressed for granted. But data from the National Center for Health Statistics reveals that 92% of nursing facility residents and at-home care patients require assistance with dressing. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute (RI) see a future where robots can help with this need and […]
Robot classroom: 23 bots learn how to sort office waste and recycling
From Superinnovators 22/08/23 In a groundbreaking experiment, Google’s research team has successfully deployed a fleet of 23 reinforcement learning (RL) enabled robots to sort waste and recycling in office buildings. The experiment, which spanned over two years, was led by Sergey Levine, Research Scientist, and Alexander Herzog, Staff Research Software Engineer at Google Research’s Brain […]
Wooden pallet transporter bot with sidewinder wheels
From Fraunhofer IML 31/05/22 (published on Superinnovators 21/08/23) In contrast to most driverless transport systems, which either have high performance, dynamics or flexibility and are designed either for indoor or outdoor use, O3dyn can combine all three properties. O3dyn is not only highly dynamic and autonomous, but also designed for hybrid operation. It can omnidirectionally […]
Magnetic squirrel bot inspects telecoms and wind turbine poles without tether
From Acuity Robotics 18/08/23 Introducing the world’s smallest untethered robot that climbs ferrous infrastructure. Acuity Robotics, a spin out company from the University of Leeds, has built the world’s smallest untethered robots for ferrous infrastructure inspection. The six magnetic wheeled robot is called Squirrel and has the ability to catch data and imagery as well […]