Robotics

Scientists at the University of Lincoln, UK, have taken delivery of an advanced new mobile robot to support agri-tech experiments at the University's agricultural field station.

A squeeze in the arm, a pat on the shoulder, or a slap in the face - touch is an important part of the social interaction between people. Social touch, however, is a relatively unknown field when it comes to robots.

The AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate's Autonomous Research System, or ARES, can design, conduct and evaluate experimental data without human intervention, revolutionizing the materials research process as it is today.

Aurora Flight Sciences recently demonstrated automated flight capabilities with ALIAS flying a Cessna Caravan through basic maneuvers under the supervision of a pilot.

Researchers are preparing an astronaut named Valkyrie for a mission to Mars. It is 6 feet tall and weighs 300 pounds.

The pilots pitted their skills in six disciplines and demonstrated most impressively how novel technologies can assist people with disabilities in their daily life.

Researchers have presented a new method for 3-D printing soft materials that make robots safer and more precise in their movements — and that could be used to improve the durability of drones, phones, shoes, helmets, and more.

We focus on the evolution of tractor technologies towards fully navigational autonomy. This is the second article in the series on agricultural robots. It paints a picture of the industry in which autonomous tractors are launched, and shows how the technology is likely to evolve from tractor guidance to autosteer to manned but fully autonomous and finally to unmanned and fully autonomous. We further consider how farmer conservatism can turn these revolutionary technologies into evolutionary ones, and how taking the driver out of the equation can upend the long-held notion that big is better in agricultural machinery, potentially disturbing the agricultural machinery market by enabling the use of swarms of small, slow-moving and low-cost autonomous agricultural robots.

Researchers have demonstrated for the first time ever in humans a technology that allows a quadriplegic to experience the sensation of touch through a robotic arm that he controls with his brain.

Adding AI to the FIELD system will give robots the ability to teach themselves to do tasks faster and more efficiently. By learning together, what used to take a single robot 8 hours can now be done by eight robots in an hour.

Agricultural robots will accelerate an enormous global value chain reconfiguration, bringing the endgame of ultra-precision automated farming ever closer.

TPC Mechatronics, the biggest pneumatic equipment manufacturer and distributor in South Korea, is deploying Sawyer collaborative.

One-legged hopping robots have long been used to study balance issues, but their dependence on off-board power has kept them tethered, literally, to the lab.

A world-first innovation will give surgeons the sense of touch while they drive a robot to conduct keyhole surgery via a computer.

The ability to learn from experience will likely be a key in enabling robots to help with complex real-world tasks, from assisting the elderly with chores and daily activities, to helping us in offices and hospitals, to performing jobs that are too dangerous or unpleasant for people.

Kirobo Mini is a miniature communication partner developed to provide companionship.

A new method for 3-D printing soft materials that make robots safer and more precise in their movements — and that could be used to improve the durability of drones, phones, shoes, helmets, and more.

The RaaS model, increasingly trendy in the world of robotics, is becoming commonplace in agricultural robotics too.

Given the aging of the population and the low birthrate both in Japan and elsewhere, healthcare professionals are in short supply and unevenly distributed, giving rise to a need for alternatives to humans for performing simple tasks.

ASI (Autonomous Solutions) employs 150 people and generates $30m. Half of its income stems from the mining industry. It is focused on mining, construction and agriculture.