Yale School of Architecture is using an advanced robotic arm called Kuka HA 60-3 which is capable of multiple tasks as well as learning new actions. The robotic arm assists students to create 3D models in unprecedented precision and accuracy. ...

Husqvarna has recently introduced a new model of a robotic lawnmower. The new model, named Automower, promises to mow your lawn automatically while using minimum energy resources by using solar power. Many homeowners who retain large gardens could benefit from ...

Seiko Epson Corporation has developed a “microrobot” named FR-II. The robot is the successor to the original FR, which used to be the world’s smallest and lightest micro-flying robot; the newer version includes Bluetooth wireless control and independent flight capability. ...

Yoshiyuki Sankai, a professor at Tsukuba University, Tokyo, has recently introduced a new robot suit, called the “Hybrid Assistive Limb.” The suit was designed for paralyzed people in order to help them walk again by detecting their next move and ...

The US Army Tank-Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC), iRobot Corporation, and Chatten Associates are working on an innovative new Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) project debuted as “Stingray.” The project, currently in advanced stages of development, will allow ground ...

Michael McBeath, a psychology professor specializing in perception at Arizona State University (ASU), collaborated with Thomas Sugar, an engineering professor and robotics researcher at ASU’s Polytechnic campus, in developing a ground-ball-fielding robot named “Catchbot.” In order to create this robot, ...

The Lunar Rover Initiative – a group of researchers from the Field Robotics Center at Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute, has recently developed a moon rover named Scarab. Scarab’s main mission is to investigate polar craters of the moon which might ...

The Terrascout project has set itself the goal of creating a high-speed autonomous vehicle capable of patrolling large areas. The team is using an all-terrain-vehicle in which various systems required for autonomous operation are installed. The final result will be ...

Bilge Mutlu, a robotics researcher from Carnegie Mellon University, is conducting experiments in order to humanize robots. The parameters currently being researched include cooperation, “social gaze”, and the incorporation of robots in organizations. One of the main robots used in ...

The European Feelix Growing project creates robots that can recognize human emotions. The project implements software that gives robots the power to understand how a person is feeling based on feedback from cameras and sensors. Upon looking at a human’s ...