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Turning a flaw into a superpower: Researchers redefine how robots move

A research team led by Dr. Lin Cao from the University of Sheffield's School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering has reimagined one of robotics' long-standing flaws as a breakthrough ...

Inside the race to train AI robots how to act human in the real world

Humanoid robot training is booming around the world. Tech companies are rushing to build the robots for a market projected to ...
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'Brain-free' robots that move in sync are powered entirely by air

A team led by the University of Oxford has developed a new class of soft robots that operate without electronics, motors, or ...
Knowridge Science Report

Air-powered robots learn to walk, crawl, and think without a brain

Scientists at the University of Oxford have created a new type of soft robot that moves and reacts without using any ...
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7 ‘secret’ systems that make humanoid robots think, walk and work like humans

Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...
The Daily Campus

Robots throw it back at Innovate Labs’ ‘Mecha Moves’ event

Assembled and programmed VEX IQ robots in the Innovate Labs on Oct. 13, 2025. Mecha Moves was a student-run Storrs Skillshare workshop. Photo by Mak Blake, Grab Photographer/The Daily Campus Innovate ...
Digital Trends

Watch Tesla’s humanoid robot pull some deft kung fu moves

Another day, another video showing a humanoid robot in combat. It’s enough to make you think that these advanced bipedal contraptions are being developed for hand-to-hand clashes on the battlefield, ...
Government Technology

How did a roboticist make a humanoid robot absolutely terrifying?

Just in time for Halloween, one AI and robotics enthusiast has found a way to turn a humanoid robot into nightmare fuel in ...