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Watch A Weird Robot Wiggle And Flap Like A Seal Moving On Land

Apr 27, 2023 | Robots

With heavy bodies and small flippers, seals aren’t the most graceful movers out of water. But despite appearances, a robot that imitates the way they flop over dry land might be effective in search and rescue operations where a wheeled robot would struggle, say...

Loughborough Academics Develop Robots To Care For Elderly

Apr 20, 2023 | Aging, Robots

Robots that look after frail elderly people in their homes are being developed by academics. The I’M-ACTIVE project is being worked on by experts at Loughborough University, in Leicestershire. The work looks at ways to install sensors to monitor vulnerable...

3D-Printed Robot Hand Senses How To Grasp Objects

Apr 13, 2023 | Robots

Scientists have designed a 3D-printed robotic hand that can grasp and hold objects using the correct amount force. It was created by a team at the University of Cambridge who fitted 16 sensors to the device that enabled it to “sense” what it was touching....