Recent advancements in robotics have been highlighted by various research groups, demonstrating significant progress in robot mobility and adaptability. Researchers at Georgia Tech, inspired by a nematode, created a limbless robot capable of crawling across diverse terrains, utilizing Mechanical Intelligence, as featured in Science Robotics. ETH Zurich's Legged Robotics group has developed a new hybrid control framework that enables ANYmal, a four-legged, dog-sized autonomous robot, to navigate more challenging surfaces. Another breakthrough involves a method that allows both virtual and real robots to self-discover their morphology and develop a sense of embodiment, which has been detailed in Science Robotics. SD Robots has contributed to scientific and technological advancement by providing a robot used in testing prototype equipment for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Furthermore, researchers have created a vine-like robot that can grow in response to stimuli such as light and pressure, which holds potential for use in search-and-rescue scenarios, as reported by Nature magazine.
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Researchers have demonstrated a robot that grows like a vine in response to stimuli such as light and pressure. It could one day prove useful in search-and-rescue scenarios https://t.co/tNs3lXmdPC
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A new method enabled several types of virtual and real #robots to self-discover their morphology and gain a sense of embodiment during testing. Read more in @SciRobotics: https://t.co/UvJ5dhgKoh https://t.co/mNfF7DtZuc
A new hybrid control framework helped a four-legged, dog-sized, autonomous #robot called ANYmal move across trickier surfaces. @ETH_en @leggedrobotics Read more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/vTrQqXgiB1 https://t.co/ZuyEwhZkFe
Drawing upon inspiration from a nematode, researchers have created a limbless robot that uses #MechanicalIntelligence to crawl across varied terrain and cluttered environments. @GeorgiaTech Learn more in @SciRobotics: https://t.co/lISbxr3NHH https://t.co/VdEGAKd5ch