Robotic

We're starting to see robots gain footholds in the food industry in some pretty interesting ways, from droids that carry out deliveries, to systems that churn out 300 pizzas an hour to cybernetic chefs that single-handedly operate fry stations. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have been tinkering away at the edges of this field of robotics and developed a machine with an ability to "taste test" food as it goes, making sure the balance of flavors is just the way it should be.The robot chef developed by the…

Texas A&M engineers led by Ana Diaz Artiles are developing soft robotic technology that could make future "SmartSuit" space suits for planetary exploration more safe, comfortable, and energy efficient for astronauts.If humans are ever going to be more than tourists in space limited to gawking out the windows, space suits need to move into the 21st century. Today, astronauts have a choice of two kinds of space suit. One is a group of glorified flight suits that are designed to protect crews from accidental…

In a typical sailboat race, the course is marked with a series of buoys that have to be anchored to the seabed, and which may get pushed around by winds or currents. MarkSetBot addresses those problems, with internet-connected robotic buoys.Each MarkSetBot unit consists of a high-visibility yellow, green or orange inflatable race marker buoy, set on a pair of inflatable pontoons.Extending down between those pontoons is an electric motor pod, which is powered by an onboard 100-Ah lithium-ion battery. The Bots are connected…

While scientists have already created tight-space-exploring robots based on snakes and cockroaches, rats are also highly adept at squeezing through narrow openings and traversing uneven terrain. They now have a robotic equivalent of their own, in the form of the SQuRo.Although "SQuRo" may sound like the name of a robotic squirrel, it actually stands for "Small-sized Quadruped Robotic rat." It's currently being developed at China's Beijing Institute of Technology, by a team led by Prof. Qing Shi.Based on the body size and…

Bharti Airtel and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have joined hands to build a 5G-based remote working technology using robotics, according to sources. Both the companies are currently running the trials in Airtel's 5G lab at Manesar, Haryana."Indian companies are looking to adopt indigenously developed technology for 5G. Airtel and TCS have joined hands for remote robotics operations using 5G. They have successfully conducted trials in Airtel's 5G lab, a source told PTI.These solutions will enable remote robotic…