The Robot That Changes Shape to Beat Any Terrain
Ground robots often struggle with one recurring problem: every terrain demands a different movement strategy. Smooth surfaces favor wheels, rubble demands crawling, and narrow...
Origami Reinvented: A Fold Tough Enough for Field Use
Emergency responders and humanitarian agencies often struggle with the same issue: how to deploy sturdy, lightweight shelters quickly in disaster zones where transport is...
Robot Dog Tackles Disaster Zones So Humans Don’t Have To
Major disasters often create environments too unstable or hazardous for human rescuers to enter. Collapsed structures, toxic fumes, flooding, and narrow access points can...
Pawsitive Technology: Artificial Intelligence Redefining the World of Working Dogs
Pawsitive Technology is a graduate of the INNOFENSE Innovation Center operated by iHLS in collaboration with IMoD. This unique acceleration program removes entrance barriers to the...
Smart Charging Pads Could Sustain Robots Anywhere
Supplying power to robotic explorers on other planets has always been one of the hardest problems in space engineering. Rovers operating millions of kilometers...
GPS-Free Navigation: How Robots Are Learning from Insects, Birds, and Rodents
Autonomous robots face a persistent challenge - navigating complex, unpredictable environments without human intervention. Standard navigation systems typically rely on GPS to locate a...
Smarter Mapping for Search-and-Rescue Robots
Researchers have developed a new approach to robotic mapping that could help autonomous systems operate in unstable or cluttered environments, such as collapsed buildings...
When Every Second Counts: Vigor Medical Transforms Ultrasound into a Smart,...
Vigor Medical is a graduate of the INNOFENSE Innovation Center operated by iHLS in collaboration with IMoD. This unique acceleration program removes entrance barriers to the...
New Solar Film Could Help Solve the Global Water Crisis
A new solar-powered water purification film has been developed as a low-tech, high-impact tool for delivering safe drinking water in areas without reliable infrastructure....
New Framework Enhances AI Decision-Making in Disaster Response Scenarios
In emergency situations, every second counts. First responders must make rapid decisions about how best to allocate limited resources, often in the face of...
Compact Foldable Drone Demonstrates Fast Deployment and Instant Stability
A research team of students at Texas A&M University has developed a compact micro air vehicle (MAV) that can be launched by hand and...
AI-Driven Fire Detection System Promises Faster, More Reliable Alerts
Researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering have developed an AI system capable of detecting fires much earlier than traditional smoke detectors, potentially saving...
New Hybrid Pathfinding Technique Enhances Robot Navigation in Complex Spaces
A new navigation framework developed by researchers in China could offer a more reliable way for robots to move through complex, fast-changing environments. The...
Cyborg Cockroach Swarms Could Become Intelligence Agents
A German technology firm has unveiled a biologically integrated surveillance platform that turns living cockroaches into cyborg scouts capable of operating in areas where...
Worm-Inspired Swarm Robots Offer New Approach to Search and Rescue Robotics
Drawing inspiration from an unlikely source—the California blackworm—a team of researchers at Harvard has developed a new class of robotic swarms that physically entangle...
Researchers Develop Remote-Controlled Beetles for Use in Disaster Zones
Researchers at the University of Queensland have developed a method for remotely guiding beetles, creating a low-cost, biologically based platform that could support search...
Robotic Police Force Pushes Toward AI-Powered Law Enforcement
Indonesia has become the latest country to embrace automation in policing, unveiling a new lineup of robotic officers designed to support law enforcement operations...
Facial Recognition in Action: Police Uses AI to Apprehend Sex Offender
A recent police operation in London has demonstrated the real-world capabilities of live facial recognition technology. In a high-profile case, law enforcement identified and...
The Radiation-Sniffing Robot Dog
A new quadrupedal robot has been introduced at major customs checkpoints in southern China, designed specifically to carry out radiation detection in high-risk cargo...
New Swarm Robot System Mimics Nature to Navigate Complex Environments
A research breakthrough from Seoul National University and Harvard University is pushing the boundaries of swarm robotics, introducing a new system that achieves complex,...
MIT Develops Robot to Assist in Search and Rescue Missions
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Notre Dame have developed a robot designed to navigate disaster sites and...
The Robots That Fight Fires
Renowned Chinese robotics company Unitree has introduced its latest innovation in firefighting technology: a new line of quadruped robots designed for fire rescue operations....
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This Robot Attack Didn’t Need the Internet in Order to Spread
As humanoid and quadruped robots move from research labs into public spaces, factories, and homes, their growing autonomy is creating a new class of...
