Tesla Model S And Model X. Alive: Robots
Model S and X are ending production in 2026 after years as Tesla’s flagship vehicles. Fremont will shift to Optimus robot production, not cars. Tesla is seemingly going all in…
Scientists create robots smaller than a grain of salt that can think
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan have built the smallest fully programmable autonomous robots ever created. These microscopic machines can swim through liquid, sense their…
Engineers develop self-healing muscle for robots
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln engineering team is another step closer to developing soft robotics and wearable systems that mimic the ability of human and plant skin to detect and self-heal…
My compliments to the chef: Researcher studies robots in the kitchen
Walking into your favorite restaurant and seeing a robot chef in the kitchen may seem far-fetched, but a University of Mississippi professor’s research says bots could be a solution to…
Giving robots superhuman vision using radio signals
In the race to develop robust perception systems for robots, one persistent challenge has been operating in bad weather and harsh conditions. For example, traditional, light-based vision sensors such as…
New methods for whale tracking and rendezvous using autonomous robots
Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) aims to collect millions to billions of high-quality, highly contextualized vocalizations in order to understand how sperm whales communicate. But finding the whales and knowing…
Helping robots zero in on the objects that matter
Imagine having to straighten up a messy kitchen, starting with a counter littered with sauce packets. If your goal is to wipe the counter clean, you might sweep up the…
Fungus-controlled robots tap into the unique power of nature
Building a robot takes time, technical skill, the right materials — and sometimes, a little fungus. In creating a pair of new robots, Cornell University researchers cultivated an unlikely component,…
Researchers use large language models to help robots navigate
Someday, you may want your home robot to carry a load of dirty clothes downstairs and deposit them in the washing machine in the far-left corner of the basement. The…
Physicists propose path to faster, more flexible robots
In a May 15 paper released in the journal Physical Review Letters, Virginia Tech physicists revealed a microscopic phenomenon that could greatly improve the performance of soft devices, such as…