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MIT Touches the Future with Next Generation Tactile Robotic Skin

March 1, 2010May 23, 2015 Mike Henry No Comments

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is using an advanced sensor system to develop the next level of robots. By incorporating Quantum Tunnelling Composite (QTC) technology into a robot's skin, MIT hopes to build a robot that can interact with humans via touch. QTC, from Peratech Limited, is a new class of electrically conductive material that…

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Optical Sensors Give Robots’ Artificial Skin with Smooth Touch

December 2, 2009May 23, 2015 Mike Henry No Comments

An article posted at thaindian.com details the research of Belgium researchers who have developed a new type of artificial skin for robots. This skin will be able to provide robots with a delicate touch more like a human’s. The primary applications for this development will be in the area of surgical robots. Future medical robots…

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The Australian government's social media ban for kids will exempt 'low-risk' platforms: What does that mean?
October 12, 2024
In a speech to the New South Wales and South Australian government social media summit today, Federal Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland announced more details of how the federal government's proposed social media ban would actually work.
Integer addition algorithm could reduce energy needs of AI by 95%
October 12, 2024
A team of engineers at AI inference technology company BitEnergy AI reports a method to reduce the energy needs of AI applications by 95%. The group has published a paper describing their new technique on the arXiv preprint server.
Changing OpenAI's nonprofit structure would raise questions about its future
October 12, 2024
The artificial intelligence maker OpenAI may face a costly and inconvenient reckoning with its nonprofit origins even as its valuation recently exploded to $157 billion.
Documents show OpenAI's long journey from nonprofit to $157B valued company
October 12, 2024
Back in 2016, a scientific research organization incorporated in Delaware and based in Mountain View, California, applied to be recognized as a tax-exempt charitable organization by the Internal Revenue Services.
Reconfigurable manipulator robot designed to inspect pipes in challenging environments
October 11, 2024
The Interactive and Robotic Systems Lab (IRS) group at the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló has developed a mobile, lightweight, modular and reconfigurable manipulator robot, which includes a remote control station with 3D perception, modular and multi-device 3D simulation software that implements a digital twin for operator training, with the aim of operating in hazardous […]
A quick and easy way to produce anode materials for sodium-ion batteries using microwaves
October 11, 2024
A research team has developed a process technology that enables ultrafast, 30-second preparation of hard carbon anodes for sodium-ion batteries using microwave induction heating.
New algorithm helps read QR codes on uneven surfaces
October 11, 2024
Sometimes, we try to capture a QR code with a good digital camera on a smartphone, but the reading eventually fails. This usually happens when the QR code itself is of poor image quality, or if it has been printed on surfaces that are not flat—deformed or with irregularities of unknown pattern—such as the wrapping […]
Can ChatGPT flag potential terrorists? Study uses automated tools and AI to profile violent extremists
October 11, 2024
Technology such as ChatGPT could play a complementary role and help profile terrorists and identify the likelihood of them engaging in extremist activity, according to a study which could make anti-terrorism efforts more efficient.
AI and physics unite for meta-antennas design
October 11, 2024
Ka-band metasurface antennas, with their low-cost, low-profile design and superior beam-steering capabilities, show significant potential in the field of satellite communications. However, the constraints of limited satellite resources and significant atmospheric losses at Ka-band frequencies require these antennas to achieve wide-angle beam scanning capabilities and high antenna gain, adding considerable complexity to their design.
Telescopes can help bring renewable energy to isolated Chilean communities
October 11, 2024
Just published research in Nature Sustainability shows that building a renewable energy system for a telescope in Chile's isolated Atacama Desert could also cover 66% of a nearby community's energy needs, giving hope for win-win development around other remote infrastructure projects.

You’ll Soon Be Able to Book a Room at the World’s First 3D-Printed Hotel
October 10, 2024 by Vanessa Bates Ramirez
The first 3D-printed house in the US was unveiled just over six years ago. Since then, homes have been printed all over the country and the world, from Virginia to California and Mexico to Kenya. If you’re intrigued by the concept but not sure whether you’re ready to jump on the bandwagon, you’ll soon be […]
This Biohybrid Robot Is Made of Human Cells and Controlled by a Machine ‘Mind’
September 30, 2024 by Shelly Fan
In a tiny laboratory pond, a robotic stingray flaps its fins and swims around. Roughly the width of a dime, the bot dashes distances multiple times its body size. It easily navigates around corners and swims far longer than previous flapping microbots of a similar design. Its secret? The robot is a biohybrid blend of […]
Waymo Robotaxis Are Giving 100,000 Rides a Week. It’ll Soon Be More.
September 5, 2024 by Jason Dorrier
After years of overly aggressive forecasts about self-driving cars, here’s a statistic that snuck up on us: People are now hailing 100,000 automated rides a week—a number that’s double the 50,000 weekly rides provided a few months ago. These rides are courtesy of Waymo, the self-driving car project incubated by Google and spun out as […]
Robots Are Coming to the Kitchen—What That Could Mean for Society and Culture
September 3, 2024 by Patrick Lin
Automating food is unlike automating anything else. Food is fundamental to life—nourishing body and soul—so how it’s accessed, prepared, and consumed can change societies fundamentally. Automated kitchens aren’t sci-fi visions from The Jetsons or Star Trek. The technology is real and global. Right now, robots are used to flip burgers, fry chicken, create pizzas, make […]
Icon’s Enormous 3D Printer Extrudes a New 100-Home Neighborhood
August 11, 2024 by Jason Dorrier
In November 2022, Icon and Lennar started 3D printing homes for a new neighborhood in Texas. Now, according to a report by Reuters, the 100-home project is nearly complete. While foundations, roofing, and finishes were built and installed traditionally, the walls of each house were constructed by Icon’s Vulcan 3D printer. Vulcan uses a long, […]

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