Inspired by a theoretical model of particles moving around on a chessboard, new robot swarm research led by Georgia Tech shows that, as magnetic interactions increase, dispersed "dumb robots" can ...

Ron Evans thinks it's about time that everyone should be able to make robots. Or at least tell them what to do. The world of robotics right now is still dominated by grad students, he says.

These simple switches, from physical cages to virtual fences and from static demarcation of safe space to dynamic adjustment of safe zones, make it easier for humans and robots to collaborate on ...

Called smart active particles (or “smarticles”), the small robots can't do much right now – they just flap their arms. But when these robots are joined in a group they can move as one unit. That unit ...

It's long been possible to make extremely small robots, but they usually need some form of direct external control just to operate. Cornell scientists may have solved that problem on a basic level ...

Georgia Tech researchers investigate swarm robotics—the cooperation and interaction among a large number of robots. "The team's simple BOBbots were named for granular physics pioneer Bob ...

Simple robots, smart algorithms Date: April 29, 2021 Source: Georgia Institute of Technology Summary: Inspired by a theoretical model of particles moving around on a chessboard, new robot swarm ...

Robots have been masters of manufacturing at speed and precision for decades, but give them a seemingly simple task like stacking shelves, and they quickly get stuck. That's changing, though, as ...

They flip, fold, and dance, but humanoid robots are burning more energy than humans on simple tasks. Experts say the flaw is ...