New research that employs curved origami structures has dramatic implications in the development of robotics going forward, providing tunable flexibility -- the ability to adjust stiffness based on function -- that historically has been difficult to achieve using simple design.
"The incorporation of curved origami structures into robotic design provides a remarkable possibility in tunable flexibility, or stiffness, as its complementary concept," explained Hanqing Jiang, a mechanical engineering professor at Arizona State University. "High flexibility, or low stiffness, is comparable to the soft landing navigated by a cat. Low flexibility, or high stiffness, is similar to executing of a hard jump in a pair of stiff boots," he said.
Many things are taking place:
Should robots have faces? – video | Technology | The Guardian
Many robots are designed with a face – yet don't use their 'eyes' to see, or speak through their 'mouth'. Given that some of the more realistic humanoid robots are widely considered to be unnerving, and that humans have a propensity to anthropomorphise such designs, should robots have faces at all - or do these faces provide other important functions? And what should they actually look like anyway?
Robots are aimed at helping Nelson students with social, emotional learning | Education |
Andrew Benz follows instructions from Robon the robot at Tye River Elementary in Arrington. The Nelson County school division used $20,000 in state funds to buy four robots to aid both academic and social emotional learning for students with autism and others with significant communication barriers.
* * *
ARRINGTON — There's a new teacher for students with special needs in Nelson County, and its name is Milo.
In an effort to help address many difficulties Nelson County Public Schools' special needs population faces in the areas of engagement, social exchanges and cues and behavior and emotional regulation, the division is participating in a new program called Robo Buddies.
Growth Opportunities for Modular Reconfigurable Robots, 2020 Report - Focus on Flexible
Dublin, Nov. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Growth Opportunities for Modular Reconfigurable Robots, 2020" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
Designing existing system whenever a company manufactures products is time consuming and a complex tasks for executives in addition to other factors that impact successful product launch.
Modular production systems greatly simplifies production setup processes. This allows companies to focus more in the product delivery in its other key competencies for developing and managing businesses. In addition, the one-off investment in modular technology helps organizations from committing frequent capital investment when launching new products.
Were you following this:
Robots are not immune to bias and injustice | Science Robotics
Human-human social constructs drive human-robot interactions; robotics is thus intertwined with issues surrounding inequity and racial injustices.
* * *
Most roboticists focus on the design of intelligent machines with the goal of positively affecting the world, i.e., building robots in service to humanity. To this end, roboticists should embrace the concept in which our robot systems are explicitly designed to work with uniformly positive performance across the diversity of users. Unfortunately, researchers have shown that this is not always the case.
Don't Fear the Robots, and Other Lessons From a Study of the Digital Economy - The New York Times
L. Rafael Reif, the president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, delivered an intellectual call to arms to the university's faculty in November 2017: Help generate insights into how advancing technology has changed and will change the work force, and what policies would create opportunity for more Americans in the digital economy.
* * *
Three years later, the task force assembled to address it is publishing its wide-ranging conclusions. The 92-page report , "The Work of the Future: Building Better Jobs in an Age of Intelligent Machines," was released on Tuesday.
The robots are preparing Thanksgiving meal boxes - The Boston Globe
Robots at Berkshire Grey's innovation lab in Bedford have been busy picking up cans of green beans and packets of corn bread mix, placing the items into cardboard boxes as they shuffle down an artificial intelligence-directed assembly line.
This year, the robotics company is using its technology as part of a partnership with two food assistance nonprofits to provide Thanksgiving meals to more than 4,000 families as the pandemic heightens the need for assistance. Already, Berkshire Grey robots have packed tens of thousands of pounds of donated food into boxes.
How Japan is a testing ground for robotics technology - CNN Video
No comments:
Post a Comment