AI & Robotics

Drone able to morph and bends using liquid metal. Credit: Virginia Tech Imagine a small autonomous vehicle that could drive over land, stop, and flatten itself into a quadcopter. The...

Summary: A meta-analysis study reports interventions targeting STI/HIV infection risk education could benefit from including a focus on sexual pleasure and desire.Source: PLOSSexual health programs that include sexual desire and...

LIMA — Surgeons at Lima Memorial Health System have performed more than 5,000 robot-assisted surgeries since the hospital introduced the robotic surgery systems, Lima Memorial reported Friday.The health system celebrated...

Summary: Brain circuitry responsible for motivation and pleasure is activated when a person experiences pain. The findings reveal a link as to why some people may overeat when they experience...

Summary: 90 minutes of mild-to-moderate intensity exercise directly following a vaccine for the flu or COVID may help provide an extra immune boost.Source: Iowa State UniversityResearchers at Iowa State University...

Listen to this article Viam Robotics announced the close of a $30 million Series A round led by Tiger Global, with participation from returning investor Union Square Ventures, and Battery...

Summary: Older people’s brains allocate more space to accumulated knowledge and have more material to navigate when trying to access memories, a new study reports.Source: Cell PressWhen a person tries...

Some things just don’t mesh well together. On their own, for example, dogs and robots are pleasant, sometimes even joyous additions to the human experience. When combined though, they can...

Summary: A novel wearable magnetic metamaterial could help make MRI imaging faster, cheaper, and crisper.Source: Boston UniversityIt may look like a bizarre bike helmet, or a piece of equipment found...

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We’ll also be posting a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for...