What is a robot? - New Scientist
The word “robot” was coined by the Czech writer Karel Čapek in a 1920 play called Rossum’s Universal Robots, and is derived from the Czech robota, meaning “drudgery” or “servitude”.
Smiling robot face is made from living human skin cells
2024年6月25日 · This robot face can smile. Takeuchi et al. (CC-BY-ND) A smiling face made from living human skin could one day be attached to a humanoid robot, allowing machines to emote and communicate in a more ...
Robot avatar lets people see and feel things remotely through VR
2024年1月24日 · The iCub 3 robot is a 52-kilogram, 125- centimetre-tall robot with 54 points of articulation across its aluminium alloy and plastic body. Its head contains two cameras where a human’s eyes would ...
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A robot mimics the clever fin-folding mechanism used by tuna fish, which increased the bot's turning velocity by almost 33 per cent News. Free. Technology Watch a robot peel a squash with human ...
Ball-balancing robot could assist wheelchair users
6 May 2024. A human-size robot balancing on a ball that acts as a spherical wheel can push wheelchairs as smoothly as a human assistant – and may carry out this caregiving task better than many ...
Why giving AI a robot body could make its 'brain' more ...
2024年3月21日 · At its AI conference, Nvidia announced new software and hardware for AI-powered humanoid robots: a model called Project GR00T and a computer called Jetson Thor
DeepMind is experimenting with a nearly indestructible robot hand
2024年5月9日 · A new robot hand provides extremely fast and flexible finger movements, while also being tough enough to survive intense damage. That durability helps the hand, which is already being used in ...
Housework robot can learn to do almost any chore in 20 minutes
2023年12月15日 · A household robot can learn how to do almost any chore in about 20 minutes when taught by a human using an iPhone camera and a litter picker. Robots tend to perform well only on specific tasks ...
Robotic bee could help pollinate crops as real bees decline
2017年2月9日 · Robotic bee could help pollinate crops as real bees decline. A drone that can pollinate flowers may one day work side by side with bees to improve crop yields. About three-quarters of global crop ...
Pair of robot foresters could plant thousands of trees a day
2021年1月11日 · Milrem Robotics. The Tin Woodman first appeared in Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 120 years ago. Now real robot foresters are making their debut, planting trees rather than cutting them ...