Silicon Valley is being guarded by unique devices: Microsoft has enlisted security robots called K5 equipped with all sorts of alarms, HD cameras and sensors to ensure that the campus is as safe as possible. These crime-fighting robotic devices weighing approximately 300 pounds and standing five-feet tall aren’t actually armed. However, they come equipped with so many instruments, sensors, … [Read more...]
Kilobots: Harvard Robots are the Future
The future is now! Researchers over at the Wyss Institute and the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, or SEAS have made public their most recent and impressive creation: autonomous robots that take simple orders to rearrange themselves into predetermined and highly complex shapes. This study which introduces these amazing little robots was published in the August issue of Science. … [Read more...]
3D-Printed, Self Assembling Heat Robots In The Making From MIT
Two new studies have demonstrated an innovative design in which 3-D robots, when exposed to heat, can automatically fold, shape and assemble themselves. Daniela Rus, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science and director of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) at MIT, has confirmed the progress in the promise of 3D printed robots by her research … [Read more...]
Now, robotic termites to build homes for you
Just imagine a fleet of robots constructing big buildings, small homes and other structures for you. You will not need to rack your brain in instructing these robotic construction workers as they will work autonomously, harmoniously and most importantly without any supervision. A team of researchers from the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Wyss Institute for … [Read more...]
Termites inspire researchers to develop robotic construction workers without Leader
With the advancement of science and technology, robots are making the human work easy and smooth. You have seen these man-made creatures exploring the space, landing on the planets and getting pictures for you. But have you ever imagined them constructing a home for you. Just imagine a fleet of robotic construction workers building big buildings, small homes and other structures and that too … [Read more...]
