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Good News, Weirdos: This E-Skin Lets You Tickle Robots

Jun 9, 2022 | Robots

Those “Tickle Me Elmo” dolls might just get a whole lot creepier now that scientists have developed an electronic skin that can feel different sensations like tickling. An international team of researchers have published a paper in the journal Science...

Near Space Labs Launches Swifty 3 Stratospheric Imaging Robots

Jun 2, 2022 | Imaging, Robots, Space

Near Space Labs, the cutting-edge geospatial data and Earth observation company, today announced the launch of its Swifty 3 fleet of advanced stratospheric imaging robots. The Swifty 3 uses weather balloons and proprietary sensors and software to reach elevations...

Three Architectures Could Power the Robotic Age with Autonomous Machine Computing

Jun 2, 2022 | Robots, Semiconductors

In the past few decades, the semiconductor industry has been a key contributor to our economy. The latest statistics from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) indicate that global semiconductor industry sales totaled $555.9 billion in 2021. In...

Teaching Robots to Touch

May 26, 2022 | Robots

Fork in hand, a robot arm skewers a strawberry from above and delivers it to Tyler Schrenk’s mouth. Sitting in his wheelchair, Schrenk nudges his neck forward to take a bite. Next, the arm goes for a slice of banana, then a carrot. Each motion it performs by itself,...

Robotic Drones with Suction Pads Can Fly, Swim or Hitch a Ride

May 19, 2022 | Drones, Featured, Robots

A robotic drone that can travel through air and water, and also attach itself to larger objects with a suction cup, could be useful for tagging wild animals, say its creators. The suction cup is inspired by the remora fish, which attaches itself to larger marine...

How AI-Driven Robots and Drones Bring Cognitive Intelligence to Industry 4.0

May 19, 2022 | Artificial Intelligence, Drones, Industry 4.0, Robots

Over the past few years, smart manufacturing initiatives such as digital twins and the internet of things (IoT) has caused Industry 4.0 – the trend toward digital transformation in manufacturing and industrial sectors – to explode....