Top news of the week: 09.03.2022.
Robotics
Geographic Hints Help a Simple Robot Navigate for Kilometers
Most robots navigate quite differently from the way humans navigate. Robots are happiest when they have total understanding of where they are and where they're going. Today, that calls for ...
Bendy robotic arm twisted into shape with help of augmented reality
Imperial researchers have designed a malleable robotic arm that can be guided into shape by a person using augmented reality (AR) goggles.
Why We Built a Neuromorphic Robot to Play Foosball
Electronics inspired by biology and the brain need benchmarks grounded in the noise and chaos of the real world. Maybe foosball is the right test.
The Reddit Robotics Showcase 2022
I presented last year, and it was a pleasure to see hobbyists, professionals, academics and students all together in one place sharing their passion for robotics. This is not a …
How to help humans understand robots
by MIT News By Adam Zewe | MIT News Office Scientists who study human-robot interaction often focus on understanding human intentions from a robot’s perspective, so the robot …
Interview with Axel Krieger and Justin Opfermann: autonomous robotic laparoscopic surgery for intestinal anastomosis
Axel Krieger is the Head of the Intelligent Medical Robotic Systems and Equipment (IMERSE) Lab at Johns Hopkins University, where Justin Opfermann is pursuing his PhD degree. The …
A Project Based Learning Approach for Improving Students’ Computational Thinking Skills
An educational robotics lab has been planned for undergraduate students in an Electronic Engineering degree, using the Project Based Learning (PBL) approach and the NAO robot. Students ...