A thin layer of conducting thermoplastic, applied to common paper with an inexpensive 3D printer or even painted by hand, serves as a low-cost, reversible actuator. When an electrical current is applied,…
Category: Robots
Robots have power to significantly influence children’s opinions
A study proved that Robots have power to significantly influence children’s opinions. The study, conducted at the University of Plymouth, compared how adults and children respond to an identical task when in…
The new Anki vector Robot is smart enough to just hangout
Anki is the company behind the famous Kid’s Robot “Cozmo”. It is now releasing an autonomous Home Robot named as Vector. Vector is the most advanced home robot ever made. He’s a curious…
People refused to turn off Robot when it asked them not to
A study published in the journal PLOS shows that people started looking the Robots as Humans instead of Machines. The list of different types of robots which could be used in our…
Cell-sized robots can sense their environment
Researchers at MIT have created what may be the smallest robots yet that can sense their environment, store data, and even carry out computational tasks. These devices, which are about the…