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Biology

The relationship between rats and anxiety

PLOS

Rats have brain cells that help them remember places to avoid after negative experiences.

A dedicated phenomics facility of LabEmbryoCam instruments will enable the simultaneous screening of more than 3,000 embryos to address pressing global research challenges.
Technology

An opensource phenotyping system for developing any aquatic species

Ashwini Sakharkar

Autonomous imaging robot plays a crucial role in assessing embryos' response to environmental change.

Dr Shelley Wickham (left) and Dr Minh Luu review an image via the transmission electron microscope at Sydney Microscopy and Microanalysis.
Technology

‘Velcro’ DNA origami helps build dancing robot and nano-dinosaur

Ashwini Sakharkar

Innovative structures pave the way for advanced robotics – and mini dinosaurs.

In this artist’s rendering, three “NanoGripper” hands wrap around a COVID-19 virus.
Technology

Nanorobotic hand made of DNA grabs viruses for detection or inhibition

Ashwini Sakharkar

It can even block viral particles from entering cells to infect them.

Robot BERT
Robotics

New technology mimics nature and makes effortless robot movements

Amit Malewar

It makes rhythmic movements calculable.

Offshore wind farm
Technology

Smart robots that predicts waves in real-time could cut green energy costs

Ashwini Sakharkar

New tool enables autonomous robots to maintain a steady position amid irregular.

Health

New plastic device to enhance robot-assisted heart surgery

Pranjal Malewar

Medical-grade plastic surgical device.

robot hugging man
Social Science

Humans show sympathy towards bullied AI bots

Ashwini Sakharkar

People also protected AI bots who were excluded from playtime.

MIT’s Clio runs in real-time to map task-relevant objects in a robot’s surroundings.
Robotics

MIT’s Clio enables robots to quickly map task-relevant objects

Ashwini Sakharkar

Helping robots zero in on the objects that matter.

The robotic leg jumps across different terrains.
Robotics

Artificial muscle-powered robotic leg jumps across different terrains

Amit Malewar

Artificial muscles propel a robotic leg to walk and jump.

robot with brain
Robotics

Brain-inspired navigation technology for mobile robots

Ashwini Sakharkar

The future of robotics!

warehouse robot
Robotics

Programming robots to complete tasks faster

Ashwini Sakharkar

By exhibiting patience and waiting for teammates, collaborative robots complete tasks faster.

green grasshopper on a dried leaf
Robotics

New, improved latch control helps build robots that leap like grasshoppers

Ashwini Sakharkar

The latch can be used to control jump performance across a wide range of terrains.

Dog-like robot sniffs hazardous gases in hard-to-reach areas.
Robotics

Dog-like robot sniffs hazardous gases in hard-to-reach areas

Ashwini Sakharkar

Demonstrations show its potential value in dangerous conditions.

The robot's segments can flatten and extend into cylinders.
Robotics

Soft Robotapillar crawls with ease through loops and bends

Ashwini Sakharkar

The soft robot bends and twists through mazes with ease.

Guillaume Bellegarda, Milad Shafiee and Auke Ijspeert
Robotics

EPFL robot notably learned to transition from trotting to pronking

Amit Malewar

Trotting robots reveal emergence of animal gait transitions.

Live dog stands beside a cuttingedge robot dog
Robotics

Why can’t robots outrun animals?

Amit Malewar

A detailed study of various aspects of running robots.

ZenRobotics 4.0 is now available on the Heavy Picker 4.0—a multipurpose waste sorting robot for bulky material.
Robotics

Meet ZenRobotics 4.0, an AI-powered waste-sorting robot

Ashwini Sakharkar

The robot is able to recognize over 500 waste categories.

Elisabetta Chicca and Thorben Schoepe with a robot they designed to test their model of insect's navigation.
Robotics

Robot inspired by insect brains can avoid obstacles with ease

Ashwini Sakharkar

Darting around with a tiny brain.

Each anthrobot
Robotics

Anthrobots: Tiny biological robots from human cells

Amit Malewar

The multicellular bots move around and help heal “wounds” created in cultured neurons.

Red Social Network
Health

Blood goes wireless

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Practical scaling of molecular networks.

3D printed in one go
Robotics

Scientists successfully printed a robotic hand with bones, ligaments, and tendons

Pranjal Malewar

Scientists have greatly expanded the possibilities of soft robotics.

Knee medical injection doctor hand holding syringe for injection to knee
Health

Injectable tissue prosthesis for muscle/nerve regeneration

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Instantaneous closed-loop rehab with injectable tissue prosthesis.

generative AI models
Robotics

AI models to solve multistep robot manipulation problems

Amit Malewar

New technique helps robots pack objects into a tight space

Dual arm robot holding crisp
Robotics

Tactile dual-arm robot achieves bimanual tasks using AI

Ashwini Sakharkar

An innovative bimanual robot displays tactile sensitivity close to human-level dexterity using AI.

printing technology
3D Printing

3D printed gripper that works without electronics

Dr. Prajakta Banik

3D printing soft robots with embedded fluidic control.

This 3D printed soft robotic gripper doesn’t need any electronics to work.
Robotics

New 3D-printed soft robotic gripper functions without electronics

Ashwini Sakharkar

The device is printed all in one go and can pick and release objects

Transplant surgeon Adeel Khan, MD, controls a surgical robot.
Robotics

Surgeons perform the first successful robotic liver transplant in the U.S.

Ashwini Sakharkar

This extends to liver transplants the advantages of minimally invasive robotic surgery.

The trio of legged robots during a test in a Swiss gravel quarry.
Robotics

Team of legged robots to explore challenging lunar surfaces

Ashwini Sakharkar

Legged robots like our ANYmal cope well in rocky and steep terrain.

Image showing robot.
Robotics

Magnetic robots are capable of walking, crawling, and swimming

Vidya Nagalwade

New soft-bodied robots controlled by magnetic fields are ideal for confined spaces.

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