Tag: Robotics
Spherical Soft Robots Can Roll And Jump
By Evan Ackerman
This may not look like the most promising design for a robot, but there’s a lot of potential to be had with...
I-SWARM Micro Robots
By Evan Ackerman
While most robot designers shoot for more capable and more complicated robots, the philosophy behind swarm robotics is totally different: make the...
Robot Grasshopper Grows Wings
By Evan Ackerman
Last May, we wrote about a 7 gram robot grasshopper that is capable of jumping a distance of 1.4 meters, which is...
ASIMO Reaches Pinnacle Of Sophistication, Now Plays Frogger
By Evan Ackerman
Earlier this week we covered several different incremental improvements in robot AI, including grasping and object recognition. In the video above, ASIMO...
The End Is Nigh: Robots Evolve The Ability To Deceive
By David Ponce
Robots are now learning how to lie. Here's how it happened. Researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne setup an...
AUVSI: HALO MAV Designed To Be Affordable For You, Expendable For...
By Evan Ackerman
Most of the UAVs we saw at AUVSI last week were expensive. Really expensive. Like, if you have to ask, don’t ask....
Show Those Robots Who’s Boss With A Hunting Trophy
By Luke Anderson
Remember back when the Billy Bass was popular back in 2000 or so? Since then there have been a number of similar...
OhGizmo Review: BEAM Photopopper Photovore Robot Kit
By Evan Ackerman
I like robots rather a lot, but I never thought I might actually be capable of building one until I ran across...