#439714 Exosuit That Helps With the Heavy ...

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Android

New advances in robotics can help push the limits of the human body to make us faster or stronger. But now researchers from the Biorobotics Laboratory at Seoul National University (SNU) have designed an exosuit that corrects body posture. Their recent paper describes the Movement Reshaping (MR) Exosuit, which, rather than augmenting any part of the human body, couples the motion of one joint to lock or unlock the motion of another joint. It works passively, without any motors […] Continue Reading…

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#439710 Video Friday: Robotic Gaze

Posted on September 11, 2021 by Android

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We'll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far (send us your events!):DARPA SubT Finals – September 21-23, 2021 – Louisville, KY, USAWeRobot 2021 – September 23-25, 2021 – [Online Event]IROS 2021 – September 27-1, 2021 – [Online Event]Robo Boston – October 1-2, 2021 – Boston, MA, USAROSCon […] Continue Reading…

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#439708 Soft components for the next generation ...

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Android

Soft robots driven by pressurized fluids could explore new frontiers and interact with delicate objects in ways that traditional rigid robots can't. But building entirely soft robots remains a challenge because many of the components required to power these devices are, themselves, rigid.[Read more…]

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#439704 This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From ...

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Android

COMPUTING
The $150 Million Machine Keeping Moore’s Law AliveWill Knight | Wired“The technology will be crucial for making more advanced smartphones and cloud computers, and also for key areas of emerging technology such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and robotics. ‘The death of Moore’s law has been greatly exaggerated,’ del Alamos says. ‘I think it’s going to go on for quite some time.’i”
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
These Super-Efficient, Artificial Neurons Do Not Use ElectronsPayal Dhar | IEEE Spectrum“[Though] artificial intelligence has come a long […] Continue Reading…

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#439700 Video Friday: Robot Gecko Smashes Face ...

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Android

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videosVideo Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We'll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months; here's what we have so far (send us your events!):DARPA SubT Finals – September 21-23, 2021 – Louisville, KY, USAWeRobot 2021 – September 23-25, 2021 – [Online Event]IROS 2021 – September 27-1, 2021 – [Online Event]ROSCon 2021 – October […] Continue Reading…

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