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Smarter silicone bonding enables engineering of stronger soft devices
In a step forward for soft robotics and biomedical devices, Rice University engineers have uncovered a powerful new way to boost the strength and durability of silicone-based soft devices without changing the materials themselves. Their study, published in a special issue of Science Advances, focuses on printed and musculoskeletal robotics and offers a predictive framework that connects silicone curing conditions with adhesion strength, enabling dramatic improvements in performance for both molded and 3D-printed elastomer components.
Robots now grow and repair themselves by consuming parts from other machines
Today’s robots are stuck—their bodies are usually closed systems that can neither grow nor self-repair, nor adapt to their environment. Now, scientists at Columbia University have developed robots that can physically “grow,” “heal,” and improve themselves by integrating material from their environment or from other robots.
Described in a new study published in Science Advances, this process, called “Robot Metabolism,” enables machines to absorb and reuse parts from other robots or their surroundings.
“True autonomy means robots must not only think for themselves but also physically sustain themselves,” explains Philippe Martin Wyder, lead author and researcher at Columbia Engineering and the University of Washington. “Just as biological life absorbs and integrates resources, these robots grow, adapt, and repair using materials from their environment or from other robots.”
AI Hardware Revolution: Scientists Create Largest Spin Waveguide Network
A new method has been developed that enables large networks to efficiently process the advanced information demands of the future. The growing use of artificial intelligence is putting significant strain on global energy systems. This has intensified the search for more energy-efficient hardware
Learn How to Stop AI-Driven Attacks in Real Time
AI-driven social engineering campaigns are evolving, targeting your employees, customers, and partners with impersonation tactics.
How Eye Contact Builds Connection
A new study reveals that the sequence of eye movements—not just eye contact itself—plays a key role in how we interpret social cues, even with robots.
AI-Powered Surgical Robot Performed a Full Operation With Zero Help From Humans
An AI robot performed gallbladder surgery without human help, and it worked every time.
Step aside, Futurama: Scientists build robot that’s controlled by a brain in a jar
Living brain cells wired into a biocomputer could be the future of how robots learn to move and interact with the world around them.
New research reveals AI has a confidence problem
Large language models (LLMs) sometimes lose confidence when answering questions and abandon correct answers, according to a new study by researchers at Google DeepMind and University College London.
Elephant robot demonstrates bioinspired 3D printing technology
A cheetah’s powerful sprint, a snake’s lithe slither, or a human’s deft grasp: Each is made possible by the seamless interplay between soft and rigid tissues. Muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones work together to provide the energy, precision, and range of motion needed to perform the complex movements seen throughout the animal kingdom.