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The qualities that make a knitted sweater snug and straightforward to put on are the identical issues that may permit robots to higher work together with people. RobotSweater, developed by a analysis crew from Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute, is a machine-knitted textile “skin” that may sense contact and strain.
RobotSweater’s knitted material consists of two layers of conductive yarn made with metallic fibers to conduct electrical energy. Sandwiched between the 2 is a net-like, lace-patterned layer. When strain is utilized to the material—say, from somebody touching it—the conductive yarn closes a circuit and is learn by the sensors. In their analysis, the crew demonstrated that pushing on a companion robotic outfitted in RobotSweater advised it which technique to transfer or what path to show its head. When used on a robotic arm, RobotSweater allowed a push from an individual’s hand to information the arm’s motion, whereas grabbing the arm advised it to open or shut its gripper. In future analysis, the crew desires to discover how one can program reactions from the swipe or pinching motions used on a touchscreen.
[CMU]
DEEP Robotics Co. yesterday introduced that it has launched the newest model of its Lite3 robotic canine in Europe. The system combines superior mobility and an open modular construction to serve the schooling, analysis, and leisure markets, mentioned the Hangzhou, China–based mostly firm.
Lite3’s introduced worth is US $2,900. It ships in September.
Estimating terrain traversability in off-road environments requires reasoning about advanced interplay dynamics between the robotic and these terrains. We suggest a way that learns to foretell traversability costmaps by combining exteroceptive environmental info with proprioceptive terrain interplay suggestions in a self-supervised method. We validate our methodology in a number of short- and large-scale navigation duties on a big, autonomous all-terrain automobile (ATV) on difficult off-road terrains, and show ease of integration on a separate massive floor robotic.
This work will probably be offered on the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA 2023) in London subsequent week.
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Sheet Metal Workers’ Local Union 104 has launched a coaching course on automating and innovating area structure with the Dusty Robotics FieldPrinter system.
Apptronik has half of its general-purpose robotic able to go!
The different half remains to be a piece in progress, however right here’s progress:
A spotted-lanternfly-murdering robotic is my form of murdering robotic.
[FRC]
ANYmal is rated IP67 for water resistance, however this nonetheless terrifies me.
Check out the spectacular ankle motion on this humanoid strolling over squishy terrain.
Wing’s progress will be charted alongside the more and more dense environments during which we’ve been capable of function: from rural farms to evenly populated suburbs to extra dense suburbs to massive metropolitan areas like Brisbane, Australia; Helsinki, Finland; and the Dallas Fort Worth metro space in Texas. Earlier this month, we did an illustration supply at Coors Field–dwelling of the Colorado Rockies–delivering beer (Coors after all) and peanuts to the sector. Admittedly, it wasn’t on a sport day, however there have been 1,000 individuals within the stands having fun with the kickoff celebration for AUVSI’s annual autonomous techniques convention.
[ Wing ]
Pollen Robotics’ crew will probably be going to ICRA 2023 in London! Come and meet us there to strive teleoperating Reachy by your self and provides us your suggestions!
[ Pollen Robotics ]
The best drone engine is not any engine in any respect.
[ MAVLab ]
Is your robotic spineless? Should or not it’s? Let’s discover out.
[ UPenn ]
Looks like we’re getting nearer to that robotic butler.
[ Prisma Lab ]
This episode of the Robot Brains podcast options Raff D’Andrea, from Kiva, Verity, and ETH Zurich.
[ Robot Brains ]