05
2017
Origami-Inspired Artificial Muscles
Researchers at MIT, CSAIL and Harvard’s Wyss Institute have developed a way to increase the power of soft robots. An artificial muscle has been developed that uses a complex folded origami design to give it strength.
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2017
Sword Master Robot
The Japanese robotics company Yaskawa Electric Corporation is teaching Robots to use swords
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2017
Researchers Create Artificial Skin With Sense of Touch
This polymer-based elastic material is not designed to replace damaged human skin, such as in burn victims, but rather to provide high-resolution sensory capabilities for prosthetic limbs or for the limbs of humanoid robots.
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2017
NASA designs Superelastic tires
"Superelastic" tires can deform down to the axle and retain their shape. NASA goes back to the middle ages for its rover tire design.
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2017
Tesla Finishes Monumental Powerpack System
Tesla has finished installing its massive Powerpack system in South Australia, officially becoming the world’s largest lithium-ion battery.
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2017
Toyota's T-HR3 robot mimics your movements
No backflipping here, just force-feedback and a VR helmet.
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2017
Supermarkets gets updated with Shelf scanning mobile robots
Bossa Nova robot navigates autonomously and use AI for on-shelf inventory analysis
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2017
“Star Trek-Like Tractor Beam” Moves Objects With Light
A new freeze-drying process has vastly enhanced the functionality of optical traps. "Tractor beams" made of light could soon revolutionize the manufacture of electrical components.
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2017
Meet Dr. Xiaoyi, an AI-powered robot
For the First Time, a Robot Passed a Medical Licensing Exam
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2017
EVOLUTION OF THE SELF-DRIVING CAR
A decade ago, the idea of self-driving cars on American city streets was almost unthinkable. But a series of contests spurred the development of software and hardware that have brought us to dawn of the next automotive revolution.
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