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A group of chemists at the University of Amsterdam has developed an autonomous chemical synthesis robot called RoboChem that can outperform human chemists in terms of speed, accuracy, and ingenuity. The robot is equipped with an AI-based machine learning unit that enables it to optimize reaction conditions, identify new molecules, and even reproduce previously published […]
Scientists plan to send a new robot surgeon to the ISS. Its successful test will pave the way for the use of similar facilities on Earth. A manipulator will also be sent into space to move various cargoes in zero gravity. A robotic surgeon may soon enter the orbit of our planet. Although it won’t […]
Scientists from the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) have shown how their iCub3 robot avatar remote control system has evolved. The system includes the iCub3 humanoid robot and iFeel technology, which tracks the movements of a human operator. This technology provides comprehensive control over the robot’s movement, gestures, voice, and facial expressions. In addition, the […]
Researchers from the University of Washington have presented two mini-robots inspired by insects. They became the smallest, lightest, and fastest fully functional robots in history. Devices inspired by the beetle and the water meter can be used in a variety of fields, such as artificial crop pollination, search and rescue operations, environmental monitoring, micro-manufacturing, and […]
China-based LimX Dynamics has demonstrated for the first time the testing process of its CL-1 humanoid robot, which can walk, navigating the terrain in real time, and perform complex dynamic tasks such as climbing stairs. This was reported by Inceptive Mind. According to LimX Dynamics, CL-1 is one of the few humanoid robots in the […]
An interdisciplinary team of scientists managed to create a heart consisting of real heart tissue and soft robotic material. The study, published in Device magazine, is an innovation that combines real heart tissue and modern soft robotic technology. The device uses silicone muscles to pump blood, mimicking the complexity of the human heart. This opens […]
On Sunday, January 7, Brett Adcock from Figure announced a “ChatGPT moment” for humanoid robots. Now, the robot can watch a person perform tasks, build its own understanding of how to perform them, and start doing them completely autonomously. This was reported by New Atlas. Universal humanoid robots will have to perform a variety of […]
Polish-born artist Agnieszka Pilat has taught three Spot robots from Boston Dynamics to paint abstract paintings and is successfully selling them at auctions. This was reported by the Daily Mail Over the past four months, they have painted 36 paintings dedicated to generative artificial intelligence. They were presented at the National Gallery of Victoria in […]
Artificial pain sensors developed by scientists helped robots avoid damage caused by collisions with objects. The sensors measured the force from the impact and transmitted signals to the robot’s motion control system, which helped it learn to interact more carefully with things that could cause damage. The development was reported by New Scientist. To allow […]
The Japanese have demonstrated a prototype of a hose-like robot that takes off under water pressure and can extinguish a fire in flight. This was reported by the publication New Atlas. The robot can be controlled remotely using images from cameras on its “head” that can see the fire. So the developers hope that in […]