Image: The Mars rovers have groups of human experts on Earth telling them what to do. But the robots on the moon landing missions orbiting Jupiter are too far away to receive timely commands from Earth. Researchers in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a … Leer más
Weighing in at less than 3 pounds, the stationary robot can be integrated with most commercial drones. (Image of Squishy Robotics Inc.) Dr. Alice Agogino was researching spherical, skeletal robots that could one day be dropped on Mars or the Moon to gather information and conduct science experiments, when she realized that Its NASA-funded technology … Leer más
MIT professor of materials science and engineering and brain and cognitive science Polina Anikeeva in her lab. Photo: Steph Stevens By Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research MIT scientists have developed tiny, soft-bodied robots that can be controlled by a weak magnet. The robots, made up of rubber magnetic spirals, can be programmed … Leer más