Frighteningly Humanlike Robot ‘Looks at Itself in the Mirror,’ Makes Array of Facial Expressions
UK-based robot manufacturer Engineered Arts has released a new video of its humanoid robot Ameca "looking at itself in the mirror." (But not really.)
For Its Size, This ‘Ultrafast’ Small-Scale Soft Robot Is Faster than ‘Most Animals’
A team of researchers at Johannes Kepler University in Austria has created small-scale "ultrafast" robots that are driven via electromagnetic fields, can carry "cargo,"...
Waterproof Human-Machine Interface Turns Body into Bluetooth Remote Control
A team of researchers at UCLA has created a waterproof human-machine interface (HMI) that turns one's body movements into electrical signals that can be...
Scientists Create ‘Whole Synthetic’ Mouse Embryos Starting with Only Stem Cells
Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel have created "whole synthetic mouse embryos" beginning the process solely with pluripotent stem cells.
Device Made with Nanoscale ‘Biofilm’ Sheets from Gene-Edited Bacteria Turns Sweat into Electricity
A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed a "clean energy harvesting device" that's made with nanoscale biofilms produced by...
DARPA and NIH-Funded MIT Researchers Create ‘Stickers that Can See Inside the Body’
Using DARPA and NIH funding a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created "stickers that can see inside the...
Scientists Reanimate Dead Spider with Hydraulics In Order to Make ‘Necrobotic’ Grippers
A team of researchers at Rice University in Houston has created "necrobotic" small-scale, soft grippers by pumping air into a dead spider's appendages via...
DARPA and NIH-Funded ‘Neuroengineers’ Create ‘Wireless Technology to Remotely Activate Specific Brain Circuits’ Using Magnetic Fields and Nanoparticles
Using DARPA and NIH funding, a team of scientists led by Rice University "neuroengineers" has created wireless technology to remotely activate specific brain circuits...