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Intelligent Systems and Robotics
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Artificial eye with 3D retina developed for the first time
Scientists at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology make artificial eye far better than anything current.
Millibots act as artificial insects
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A good egg: Robot chef trained to make omelettes
From cracking eggs to plating the finished dish, a team of engineers have trained a robot to prepare omelettes that actually taste good.
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An automatic design approach with a new 3D-printing method is established to fabricate soft composites that can change to predetermined shapes and generate controllable robotic motions under a magnetic field.
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Robotics and wearable technologies could help fight future pandemics
Robotic systems have the potential to aid and complement healthcare in an effort to spark novel interdisciplinary initiatives between medical, engineering, and science communities.
A soft robot inspired by the Venus flytrap
A soft robotic actuator harnesses the elastic snap‐through and snap‐back instability of a rubber balloon to realize rapid, large deformations.
A kirigami-based soft robot controlled by light
Kirigami transformations give rise to mechanical actuation of a soft robot upon light illumination.
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