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Open-Source Platform Simulates Wildlife For Soft Robotics Designers

Since the term “soft robotics” was adopted in 2008, engineers in the field have been building diverse representations of flexible machines useful in exploration, locomotion, rehabilitation, and even space. One source of inspiration: the way animals move in the wild. A team of MIT researchers has taken this a step further, developing SoftZoo, a bio-inspired platform that enables engineers to study soft robot co-design. The framework optimizes algorithms that consist of design, which determines what the robot will look like; and control, or the system that enables robotic motion, improving how users automatically generate outlines for potential machines. Taking a walk on the…

Humanity VS Intelligence VS Artificial Intelligence, And Areas Of Study

Humanity refers to the collective qualities, characteristics, and behaviors that are associated with being human. It encompasses a wide range of traits and qualities, including: 1. Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of others. 2. Compassion: The ability to show concern and kindness for others. 3. Creativity: The ability to generate new and innovative ideas. 4. Curiosity: The desire to learn and explore. 5. Rationality: The ability to think critically and logically. 6. Collaboration: The ability to work together towards a common goal. 7. Diversity: The recognition and acceptance of differences between individuals and groups. Humanity is…

Biohybrid Robots: Recent Progress, Challenges, And Perspectives

AbstractThe past ten years have seen the rapid expansion of the field of biohybrid robotics. By combining engineered, synthetic components with living biological materials, new robotics solutions have been developed that harness the adaptability of living muscles, the sensitivity of living sensory cells, and even the computational abilities of living neurons. Biohybrid robotics has taken the popular and scientific media by storm with advances in the field, moving biohybrid robotics out of science fiction and into real science and engineering. So how did we get here, and where should the field of biohybrid robotics go next? In this perspective, we…

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Battling Bots

Industrial-size robots built by high school teams compete against each other in a game at Rocket City Regional, Alabama’s annual FIRST Robotics Competition, in this March 16, 2018, image. At this year’s competition, more than 1,000 high school students on 50 teams from 15 states, Mexico, and Brazil will compete. NASA and its Robotics Alliance Project provide grants for high school teams and support for FIRST Robotics Competition to address the critical national shortage of students pursuing STEM careers. This FIRST Robotics Competition is supported by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement. Credit: NASA/Fred Deaton By Monika LuabeyaSource…

A Four-Legged Robotic System For Playing Soccer On Various Terrains

Researchers created DribbleBot, a system for in-the-wild dribbling on diverse natural terrains including sand, gravel, mud, and snow using onboard sensing and computing. In addition to these football feats, such robots may someday aid humans in search-and-rescue missions. Photo: Mike Grimmett/MIT CSAIL If you’ve ever played soccer with a robot, it’s a familiar feeling. Sun glistens down on your face as the smell of grass permeates the air. You look around. A four-legged robot is hustling toward you, dribbling with determination. While the bot doesn’t display a Lionel Messi-like level of ability, it’s an impressive in-the-wild dribbling system nonetheless. Researchers…

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Robotic Hand Can Identify Objects With Just One Grasp

MIT researchers developed a soft-rigid robotic finger that incorporates powerful sensors along its entire length, enabling them to produce a robotic hand that could accurately identify objects after only one grasp. Image: Courtesy of the researchers Inspired by the human finger, MIT researchers have developed a robotic hand that uses high-resolution touch sensing to accurately identify an object after grasping it just one time. Many robotic hands pack all their powerful sensors into the fingertips, so an object must be in full contact with those fingertips to be identified, which can take multiple grasps. Other designs use lower-resolution sensors spread…

Gods In The Machine? The Rise Of Artificial Intelligence May Result In New Religions

We are about to witness the birth of a new kind of religion. In the next few years, or perhaps even months, we will see the emergence of sects devoted to the worship of artificial intelligence (AI). The latest generation of AI-powered chatbots, trained on large language models, have left their early users awestruck —and sometimes terrified — by their power. These are the same sublime emotions that lie at the heart of our experience of the divine. People already seek religious meaning from very diverse sources. There are, for instance, multiple religions that worship extra-terrestrials or their teachings. As…

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ABB To Expand Robotics Factory In US

Today, ABB strengthened its commitment to one of its largest customer markets – the US – with construction starting on the expansion of its existing North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The project is expected to be completed in November 2023 and represents an investment of $20 million. The expansion will create 72 highly skilled new jobs in the area and is supported by a $450,000 Michigan Business Development Program performance-based grant. “Our investment is a significant step in accelerating ABB Robotics’ global leadership in developing and manufacturing cutting-edge robotic solutions in the US, for…

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Titanic Robots Make Farming More Sustainable

MIT alumnus-founded FarmWise uses hulking, autonomous robots that resemble tractors to preserve crops while snipping weeds, eliminating the need for herbicides. Courtesy of FarmWise There’s a lot riding on farmers’ ability to fight weeds, which can strangle crops and destroy yields. To protect crops, farmers have two options: They can spray herbicides that pollute the environment and harm human health, or they can hire more workers. Unfortunately, both choices are becoming less tenable. Herbicide resistance is a growing problem in crops around the world, while widespread labor shortages have hit the agricultural sector particularly hard. Now the startup FarmWise, co-founded…

15 Things We Learned In 2022: Stuffed Puppies, Smart Birds And Self-Healing Robots

1. Mexican frogs are REALLY small Scientists (presumably searching very hard) discovered six new species of frog the size of a thumbnail in the forests of Mexico. One of these has earned the distinction of being Mexico’s tiniest frog. “These frogs potentially play a really important role in the forest ecosystem,” said Tom Jameson from the Department of Zoology. “We need to make sure that they don’t just get wiped off the map because no-one even knows they’re there.” Now, where did we put them? 2. The University Librarian received the greatest Easter gift ever… When the University Library announced in…

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