Freddy the Robot served as the scapegoat for British artificial intelligence.
Its creator lost a power struggle that led to an AI winter in the 1970s Allison Marsh, a professor at the University of South Carolina, is currently a Fellow…
“Aerial Batteries” May Aid Microdrones in Ascending Efficiently.
Although they’re a staple of sci-fi movies and conspiracy theories, in real life, tiny flying microbots—weighed down by batteries and electronics—have struggled to get very far. But a new combination…
Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping humans
For a robot, the real world is a lot to take in. Making sense of every data point in a scene can take a huge amount of computational effort and…
Hopping gives this tiny robot a leg up
Insect-scale robots can squeeze into places their larger counterparts can’t, like deep into a collapsed building to search for survivors after an earthquake. However, as they move through the rubble,…
A flexible robot can help emergency responders search through rubble
When major disasters hit and structures collapse, people can become trapped under rubble. Extricating victims from these hazardous environments can be dangerous and physically exhausting. To help rescue teams navigate…
Video Friday: Check out this robot made from 3D printing as it makes its escape.
Evan Ackerman is IEEE Spectrum’s robotics editor. In San Diego, a newly hatched robot makes for the sea. University of California San Diego Your weekly selection of awesome robot…
A miniature flying robot achieves flight with the help of magnets.
The prototype, with less than a centimeter wingspan, has no onboard power source Charles Q. Choi is a contributing editor for IEEE Spectrum. This tiny drone uses external magnetic…
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