Two robotics events were designed to prove the viability of advanced technologies for robotic automation of manufacturing and microrobotics.
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Researchers have made an important fundamental advance in robotics, in work that should lead toward robots that not only can walk and run effectively, but use little energy in the process. By achieving an optimal approach with robotic mechanisms, studies are moving closer to robots that could take on dangerous missions in the military, create [...]
A team of scientists has programmed an autonomous molecular robot made out of DNA to start, move, turn, and stop while following a DNA track. The development could ultimately lead to molecular systems that might be used for medical therapeutic devices and molecular-scale reconfigurable robots — robots made of many simple units that can reposition [...]
In disaster emergencies, such as the recent West Virginia mine explosion or the earthquake in Haiti, it is often unsafe for responders to enter the scene, prolonging the rescue of potential survivors. Now, researchers have developed software for a robot with a laser sensor that can enter dangerous structures to assess the structure’s stability and [...]