A silicone rubber submersible robot engineered by researchers at China's Zhejiang University successfully withstood the immense pressures in the Mariana trench....New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 5, 2021
Researchers have developed a computer model that could reduce wait times for charging electric cars by using information about each vehicle’s planned journey.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | February 22, 2021
Two types of autonomous robot foresters developed by Estonia's University of Tartu and robot manufacturer Milrem are planting trees from Milrem's driverless ground...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | January 11, 2021
An artificially intelligent pilot can keep huge stratospheric balloons aloft in a fixed position for hundreds of days to operate as floating cell towers for remote...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | December 7, 2020
University of Pennsylvania researchers have developed microscopic robots that move by themselves, using an actuator fashioned from a thin layer of platinum.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 28, 2020
Researchers have created a more complex version of the ancient Chinese board game Go using quantum entanglement.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 13, 2020
Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China used a single-photon version of LiDAR to remotely capture extremely detailed three-dimensional...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 7, 2020
Australia is deploying unmanned robot boats to patrol its waters and monitor weather and wildlife, as well as identifying boats potentially transporting asylum...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | August 7, 2020
Salmon seem to prefer small robots to larger ones, a discovery that could help guide how fish farms are automated.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 16, 2020
Researchers have developed golf ball-sized robots designed to collect data as they float through pipes.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 27, 2019
Researchers at the University of Bristol in the U.K. have developed a handheld robot for remote assistance with repairs.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | November 11, 2019
University of Virginia researchers have built a fish-inspired robot that can swim as fast as actual fish, and faster than similar robots.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | September 25, 2019
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed artificial skin containing physical sensors that can detect pressure, bending, and temperature...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | July 23, 2019
Researchers in Germany have developed a robotic jellyfish that can swim, burrow, and transport objects.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | July 10, 2019
More than 2,000 preschools in China are using a robot to check the health status of students each day before they enter the classroom.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | May 28, 2019
Harvard Medical School researchers have developed a robotic catheter that can autonomously navigate inside a beating heart.
New Scientist From ACM TechNews | April 30, 2019
Researchers created a swarm of disc-shaped robots inspired by living cells, that can join together, squeeze through gaps, and keep moving even if many of its parts...New Scientist From ACM TechNews | March 26, 2019