Robotics
Engineers create dragonfly robot to check for water anomalies
Engineers in the US have developed an electronics-free robotic dragonfly that can detect impurities in water.
This tiny drone uses a live moth antenna to sniff out odours
Meet the Smellicopter: a drone with a real moth antenna that blurs the line between nature and technology.
Removing weeds without herbicides could prove a boon for farmers
Western Australian agricultural engineers have added a novel piece of technology to the farming industry’s arsenal against increasingly resilient weeds.
This soft, snake-like gripper could revolutionise the use of robotics in surgery
A team from the University of New South Wales has created a device that could pave the way for new...
By flapping its ‘wings’, this drone soars above the rest
Drawing inspiration from the natural world, a group of engineers has created a drone with flapping wings that can do...
Engineers are training this ice-crawling rover in preparation for its trip to another world
To get to Europa’s ice-water interface, BRUIE first will need to bury through an ice shell that scientists believe is...
This robot ventures into Sydney’s sewers so people don’t have to
A UTS team has developed an award-winning robotics system that can inspect pipes without having humans crawl into sewers.
Meet RoBeetle, a tiny, fuel-powered crawling robot
New technology developed by researchers at the University of Southern California, could spark a generation of microrobots capable of operating...
By ‘hearing’, robots gain a new sense of their surroundings
Researchers have found that sounds can help robots differentiate between objects, opening up exciting new possibilities.
Deploying autonomous technology on water comes with extra challenges
For a robotics engineer who specialises in AI’s ability to perceive its environment, autonomous marine vehicles offer a unique challenge.
