MIT is at it again. This time, researchers have developed something known as an "M-Block." Basically, they’re tiny magnetic cubes that can move on their own and permanently stick together. In other words…they’re the first step towards self-constructing robots.
Awesome, right?
Humans have long dreamt of walking among robots controlled by artificial intelligence. But is that dream finally becoming a reality?
The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture last week announced that it will be offering $4.5 million in grants towards research of robotics in American agriculture What this basically means is simple: in the near future, we’re going to start seeing robots on the range.
I’ve a great deal of respect for first responders, but I’d never want their jobs. These men and women flirt with death on a daily basis, dealing with everything from chemical hazards to domestic disputes. It’s not an easy job…but thanks to iRobot, it might have just gotten a little easier.
There’s a new video making the rounds this weekend, courtesy of the European Space Agency. Said video has a very simple purpose: to give us an idea of what the future of unmanned space exploration might look like. Let’s have a look, shall we?
Virtual reality just got a whole lot more realistic. Consumer robotics startup Anki is hoping to take gaming to a whole new level, through the use of…well, robots. The firm’s already created one such experience; a racing game that uses model cars.
Not everyone is fortunate enough to live somewhere you aren’t likely to have a gun turned on you just for walking down the street, and a lot of folks are soldiers – a dangerous line of work. Robotena exists for just those people: a robot designed to safely cart wounded people out of warzones.
Well, folks, it’s finally happened. There’s an open-source robot on the way. An organization known as Unbounded Robotics yesterday announced the UBR-1; a semi-autonomous, one-armed robot which it claims is perfect for a wide range of industrial, business, and office applications.
There’s a new treatment for cataracts on the way, thanks to BIOLASE and Auris Surgical Robotics. The two organizations have just announced the formation of a partnership which will culminate in the completion of a new robot designed for ophthamalogical surgery.
Tao Xiangli – the same inventor that built his own homemade submarine back in 2008 – just recently came forward with something even cooler: where most of us would be lucky just cobbling together a few tools; he’s constructed his own working robot entirely out of spare parts.
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