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High-Energy-Density Chemical Fuel Powers Bug-Sized Robots To Leap, Lift And Race

Sep 21, 2023 | Energy, Power, Robots

Cornell researchers combined soft microactuators with high-energy-density chemical fuel to create an insect-scale quadrupedal robot that is powered by combustion and can outrace, outlift, outflex and outleap its electric-driven competitors. The group’s paper,...

A Big Telescope On The Moon Could Peer Deeper Into The Universe Than James Webb

Sep 13, 2023 | Robots, Space

A robotic telescope on the moon could peer deeper into the universe than the famed James Webb Telescope can and perhaps even help find life on exoplanets, scientists say. Astronomers think that powerful instruments on the moon may open the next frontier in...

Torpedo-Shaped Robots Scanning Waters Under Hurricanes Help Improve Forecasts

Sep 13, 2023 | Robots, Weather

To better understand the world’s largest storms, submersibles known as “gliders” are being deployed underneath hurricanes to monitor and collect data that help create more accurate forecasts. The gliders are torpedo-shaped watercraft developed by...

Microflier Robots Use Science Of Origami To Fall Like Leaves

Sep 13, 2023 | Featured, Robots

Origami has inspired yet another robot—in this case, one that dynamically changes its shape after dropping from drones in order to glide through the air while collecting environmental data. As detailed via a new study published in Science Robotics,...

Household Work Robots Could Be A Reality Within A Decade

Sep 6, 2023 | Robots

The idea of robots for household work has long been fantasized about in movies and shows dating as far back as the 1920s. However, according to a new report from the BBC, these robots may not be far from reality as Geordie Rose, the CEO of...

Japan City To Use Robots To Tackle Rising School Truancy

Sep 6, 2023 | Robots

A Japanese city plans to use robots to enable pupils to attend classes virtually, as truancy rates surge due to anxiety and bullying, officials said Wednesday. Children will be able to use devices at home to remotely maneuver robots that represent them at school,...