Robot rat. The mobile robot SQuRo is modelled on Norway rats
Not only animals have to be agile and manoeuvrable, but also robots. Especially when they are to be used in narrow, cluttered spaces. Large four-legged machines like BigDog and ANYmal […]
Fingertip feeling for robots. An artificial finger that can perceive touches
Equipping machines with tactile abilities is still a major challenge. Will robots soon be able to feel their surroundings like humans and animals? Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have […]
International Federation of Robotics. The Top Five Robot Trends 2022
“The use of robotics is rapidly gaining momentum in both traditional and new industries,” says Milton Guerry, President of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). More and more companies are […]
Flying Autonomous Robots: An autonomous drone as a harvest helper
Fruit picking is seasonal work – strenuous, poorly paid and without opportunities for advancement. There are, says the Tevel Aerobotics website, “never enough people to pick the fruit at the […]
“farmHand”. New robot hand, grips firmly and carefully
Being able to grasp a baseball, a bottle of orange juice, plates and an angle grinder, but also grapes or a raw egg, is a challenge for robots. “You see […]
Pazzi Robotics. In Paris, a robot plays the pizza maker
The zeitgeist likes robots, even if the relationship between humans and their machines still needs further clarification. The fact that love for machines apparently also goes through the stomach is […]
Caltech’s LEONARDO robot can walk and fly
Innovations need a name. When it comes to presenting particularly inventive machines, Leonardo da Vinci, the uomo universale, likes to be the godfather. This is also the case here. LEONARDO […]
Continental. Three new robotic vehicles for the mobility of tomorrow
At the ITS World Congress 2021 in Hamburg, the focus is currently on the future of mobility. Innovative solutions for intelligent transport systems will be presented at the international industry […]
AI. Robotics. Design. Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum in Munich turns its attention to digital transformation
When the topics of digitisation and digital transformation come up, the focus quickly falls on artificial intelligence and robotics. Both present major challenges for society, the working world and everyday […]