Robots can be made from soft materials, but the flexibility of such robots is limited by the inclusion of rigid sensors necessary for their control. Researchers created embedded sensors, to replace rigid sensors, that offer the same functionality but afford the robot greater flexibility. Soft robots can be more adaptable and resilient than more traditional rigid designs. The team used cutting-edge machine learning techniques to create their design.
Automation is an increasingly important subject, and core to this concept are the often paired fields of robotics and machine learning. The relationship between machine learning and robotics is not just limited to the behavioral control of robots, but is also important for their design and core functions. A robot which operates in the real world needs to understand its environment and itself in order to navigate and perform tasks.
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Remote Retail: Avatar Robots Are Great At Selling Art. Now, What Else Can They Do?
The avatar robot, Andy the Avantar, at the Avant Gallery in Hudson Yards in New York viewing the ... [+] Skyler Grey painting "Andy $ sign".
When the coronavirus crisis closed Dmitry Prut's Avant art galleries in Miami and New York's Hudson Yards, he took remote selling to a new level, with robots that buyers control remotely from their laptops or mobile devices.
The robots have turned out to be pretty good salespeople. They helped close two major transactions – the sale of a $70,000 sculpture, and a $80,000 commission for a second sculpture – and led to sales of several paintings worth five figures.
Moxie robot for kids costs $1,500, backed by Amazon and Sony - Business Insider
California startup Embodied announced that it will release a new robot for children. Embodied calls the robot, Moxie, an "animate," because it's designed as a companion for children, capable of listening, interacting, and recognizing people. It's designed for children between five and 10 years old.
Embodied says it worked with child development experts to tailor Moxie specifically to the way children learn. A limited number of Moxie robots are available to preorder now for $50, with a full price of $1,500.
Moxie is a $1,500 robot for kids - The Verge
Privacy and security issues have been a big concern when it comes to making educational tech for kids, and Moxie is unlikely to be an exception. Moxie's data will be encrypted, with parents or guardians being the only ones able to access the data for their particular unit, Embodied founder Paolo Pirjanian said during an interview with Fast Company.
Moxie is slated to be released sometime this fall. Fast Company did a deep dive into Embodied's design process behind the product.
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Boston Dynamics' dog-like robot Spot used on social distancing patrol
Boston Dynamics ' dog-like robot, Spot , is being used in a park in Singapore to help encourage social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.
The robot can operate itself, but that's not how it's being used in Singapore, Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert said Friday on CNBC's "Squawk Box."
"The robot isn't really enforcing in Singapore. It's just giving people information and encouraging them," he said. "There's a human nearby who can do whatever enforcement they decide is appropriate."
Inspired by cheetahs, researchers build fastest soft robots yet | NSF - National Science
Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, National Science Foundation -funded researchers have developed a new type of soft robot that is capable of moving more quickly on solid surfaces or in the water than previous generations of soft robots.
"Cheetahs are the fastest creatures on land, and they derive their speed and power from the flexing of their spines," says Jie Yin, a mechanical and aerospace engineer at North Carolina State University and corresponding author of a paper on the new soft robots. The paper is published in the journal Science Advances .
Scientists make artificial skin for robotic androids
Robots can outthink humans, but can they understand what it is to be human?
Scientists are moving robots along on that continuum by developing robotic skin that helps them gain the sense of touch. Researchers from Munich to Japan to Boston are currently looking into how to give robots tactile sensation and in some cases, feel pain.
Expanding a robot's ability to feel ushers in more practical applications. A sensing robot can discern the texture of a surface and the amount of force on contact. Some robots can also detect temperature changes.
Pandemic-era robots shop, talk and even clean the loo -
TOKYO -- One robot can use a toilet brush to scrub porcelain bowls all by itself. Another lets humans work on faraway assembly lines with fine motor skills, thanks to virtual reality gloves.
Avatars, or remotely controlled robots, are gaining traction as the COVID-19 pandemic turns even the most mundane tasks into risky undertakings.
The machines have mostly handled less-tactile functions until now, such as communications, monitoring and transportation. But Japanese developers are leveraging their strengths to take the technology to another level.
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