Designing a soft robot to move organically — to bend like a finger or twist like a wrist — has always been a process of trial and error. Now, Harvard researchers have…
CapCam allows pairing of Devices just by touching them
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a novel technique named as “CapCam” which enables smartphones and similar devices to establish quick, ad-hoc connections with a host touchscreen device, simply by pressing a…
Sun Devil – This Robot learns Basketball by itself in few Hours
Arizona State University (ASU) researchers have recently shown how machine learning can be used by an autonomous robot to learn how to play basketball. Their Robot named “Sun Devil – RX” repeatedly…
Frictionless MEMS – Movable microplatform floating on droplets
New MIT research could offer a way of making tiny movable parts with no solid connections between the pieces, potentially eliminating a major source of wear and failure in microelectromechanical machines. The…
TURNING BACK TIME: SALK SCIENTISTS REVERSE SIGNS OF AGING
Scientists at the Salk Institute have found that intermittent expression of genes normally associated with an embryonic state can reverse the hallmarks of old age. This approach, which not only prompted human…