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Robotic Sensors With Enhanced Capabilities to Improve Prosthetics

An innovative project to develop better sensors for use in robotic systems might improve prosthetics and robotic limbs.

1 Aug 2022

Research Reveals that New WiFi Technique Helps Indoor Robot Navigation

Engineers from the University of California, San Diego, have created a low-cost, low-power device to assist robots in properly mapping their path indoors, even in low-light conditions and in the absence of identifiable landmarks or features.

23 May 2022

Automated VR Cognitive Therapy To Treat Patients With Psychosis

Researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a virtual reality (VR) based cognitive therapy (CBT) tool that helps patients recover from agoraphobic psychosis by participating in simulated real-world scenarios.

8 Apr 2022

Superior Sensor Technology Announces New System-in-a-Sensor Architecture

Accurate pressure-controlled 3D printers ensure structural soundness of objects, enabling additive manufacturing to become mainstream.

From Superior Sensor Technology 16 Mar 2022

Novel Thumb-Shaped Sensor Significantly Improves a Robot Finger’s Haptic Perception

In a paper published on February 23, 2022 in Nature Machine Intelligence, a team of scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) introduce a robust soft haptic sensor named "Insight" that uses computer vision and a deep neural network to accurately estimate where objects come into contact with the sensor and how large the applied forces are.

25 Feb 2022

Radar Sensors Enhanced with AI for Autonomous Driving

Researchers at TU Graz have created a powerful AI-enhanced radar that could help improve current radar technologies and help deal with safety concerns.

24 Feb 2022

New Sensor that Mimics Automatic Human Reaction to Heat Could Pave the Way for 'Soft Robots of the Future'

A new robotic sensor that mimics the automatic human reaction to heat is being hailed as a world first.

16 Feb 2022

Meet the World's First Mass-Produced Automotive Grade MEMS Solid-State LiDAR at CES 2022

RoboSense LiDAR, the leading smart LiDAR sensor provider, announced it will be exhibiting its latest cutting-edge LiDAR solutions at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 5 - 8 , 2022, starring RS-LiDAR M1 (M1), the world's first mass-produced automotive grade MEMS solid-state LiDAR.

From RoboSense 23 Dec 2021

Sample Auditing Sensors can be Used by Cleaning Robots to Assess Cleanliness

Over the years, cleaning robots have evolved from disc-shaped vacuum cleaners found in homes to advanced models that can navigate complex spaces like airports and train stations.

24 Sep 2021

Robotic Cane with 3D Camera and Sensor Could Provide a New Way for Navigation Assistance

Equipped with a color 3D camera, an inertial measurement sensor, and its own on-board computer, a newly improved robotic cane could offer blind and visually impaired users a new way to navigate indoors.

9 Sep 2021