Small mobile robots carrying sensors could perform tasks like catching gas leaks or tracking warehouse inventory. But moving robots demands a lot of energy, and batteries, the typical power source, limit lifetime…
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Neuralink’s First-in-Human Clinical Trial is Open for Recruitment
Elon Musk’s Neuralink is now recruiting participants for their first-in-human clinical trial of their brain-computer interface (BCI) implant. The PRIME Study aims to assess the safety of the implant and surgical robot,…
This Robot paints like a Human
Graduate students at the Georgia Institute of Technology have built the first graffiti-painting robot system that mimics the fluidity of human movement. Aptly named GTGraffiti, the system uses motion capture technology to…
MIT’s Inflatable robotic hand gives amputees real-time tactile control
An MIT-developed inflatable robotic hand gives amputees real-time tactile control. The smart hand is soft and elastic, weighs about half a pound, and costs a fraction of comparable prosthetics. Currently, most of…
Using robotic assistance to make colonoscopy kinder and easier
Scientists have made a breakthrough in their work to develop semi-autonomous colonoscopy, using a robot to guide a medical device into the body. The milestone brings closer the prospect of an intelligent…