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  • Ping pong bot returns shots with high-speed...
    on May 8, 2025 at 8:14 pm

    Engineers developed a ping-pong-playing robot that quickly estimates the speed and trajectory of an incoming ball and precisely hits it to a desired location on the table.

  • Robotic dog mimics mammals for superior mobility...
    on May 8, 2025 at 3:27 pm

    A team of researchers has unveiled a cutting-edge Amphibious Robotic Dog capable of roving across both land and water with remarkable efficiency.

  • Eco-friendly aquatic robot is made from fish food
    on May 8, 2025 at 3:25 pm

    An edible robot leverages a combination of biodegradable fuel and surface tension to zip around the water's surface, creating a safe -- and nutritious -- alternative to environmental monitoring devices made from artificial polymers and electronics.

  • Transforming hospital sanitation: Autonomous...
    on May 7, 2025 at 5:07 pm

    A research team develops disinfection robot combining physical wiping and UV-C sterilization.

  • Gender characteristics of service robots can...
    on May 6, 2025 at 7:22 pm

    While service robots with male characteristics can be more persuasive when interacting with some women who have a low sense of decision-making power, 'cute' design features -- such as big eyes and raised cheeks -- affect both men and women similarly, according to new research.

  • Robotic touch sensors are not just skin deep
    on May 5, 2025 at 9:10 pm

    Researchers argue that the problem that has been lurking in the margins of many papers about touch sensors lies in the robotic skin itself.

  • Text-to-video AI blossoms with new metamorphic...
    on May 5, 2025 at 9:06 pm

    Computer scientists have developed a new AI text-to-video model that learns real-world physics knowledge from time-lapse videos.

  • Privacy-aware building automation
    on May 5, 2025 at 4:17 pm

    Researchers developed a framework to enable decentralized artificial intelligence-based building automation with a focus on privacy. The system enables AI-powered devices like cameras and interfaces to cooperate directly, using a new form of device-to-device communication. In doing so, it […]

  • Making AI models more trustworthy for high-stakes...
    on May 1, 2025 at 8:41 pm

    Researchers made a technique that improves the trustworthiness of machine-learning models, which could help improve the accuracy and reliability of AI predictions for high-stakes settings such health care.

  • Artificial sense of touch, improved
    on May 1, 2025 at 4:24 pm

    While exploring a digitally represented object through artificially created sense of touch, brain-computer interface users described the warm fur of a purring cat, the smooth rigid surface of a door key and cool roundness of an apple.