If you’re one who thinks the ability to dance is severely missing from modern robotics, the fine folks over at ETH Zurich’s Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering have a treat for you. The team has developed a robot – a quadrupedal bot called the ANYmal – with the ability to analyze music and create its own choreography. Other robots have shown […]

If the thought of cooking dinner is enough to induce a headache, then think no more. Instead, just let Electrolux and its new partner, Innit, do all the mental work behind your meal prep. All you’ll have to do is follow their instructions. On Tuesday, Innit — heralded as the world’d first connected food platform — partnered with kitchen appliance […]

The use of wind and solar energy to generate power is spreading, but certain aspects of the technology lag behind other components. One of the biggest challenges for scientists developing clean energy is the storage capacity for industrial-size batteries. It seems like researchers at MIT may have finally cracked the code by returning to an old style of battery with […]

Advances in voice recognition technology have seen it become a more viable form of computer interface, but it’s not necessarily a quieter one. To prevent the click-clacking of keyboards being replaced by noisy man-machine conversations, MIT researchers are developing a new system called AlterEgo that allows people to talk to computers without speaking and listen to them without using their […]

When you’re boxing, your opponent doesn’t just stand there and take your punches. So, does it make sense to train with a punching bag that does? The folks at Germany’s SkyTec Interactive evidently don’t think so, which is why they created the BotBoxer. Equipped with high-speed computer vision and motion recognition systems, BotBoxer is reportedly able to spot users’ incoming […]

A team of researchers at Harvard University have developed two novel nanofiber wound dressings which are able to rapidly accelerate the healing process, as well as improve tissue regeneration. Described in separate academic papers, the new bandages use proteins which are found naturally occurring in plants and animals to promote enhanced healing. “In these papers, two novel fibrous materials were […]

A couple of years ago, architecture and design firm Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) showcased a system in which spray-paint-wielding drones were used to draw images on walls. It was very clever, but perhaps not something that could easily become a commercial product. The company’s Scribit wall-drawing robot, however, is intended to be just that. Like a smaller indoor version of […]

Batteries inside electric vehicles will often still be valuable after we’re done using them in our cars. How? Nissan is the next automobile manufacturer to dive into energy storage by repurposing batteries from their old Leaf vehicles to power streetlights. Even better, the new program could be adapted into many other forms, such as powering residential homes and community areas. […]

On Wednesday, researchers at MIT’s Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Lab introduced the word to SoFi, a robotic fish that has the capabilities to dive, explore, and record her adventures underwater. According to Inverse, those adventures will mainly be charting coral reefs and caverns that can’t be easily approached by people. SoFi isn’t just designed to look like a fish […]