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Smooth touchdown: Novel camera-based system for automated landing of drone on a fixed spot

Robotics News - Robot News, Robotics, Robots, Robotics Sciences Jan 21, 2021 | 17:41 pm

Initially earmarked for covert military operations, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones have since gained tremendous popularity, which has broadened the scope of their use. In fact, "remote pilot" drones have been largely replaced by "autonomous" drones for applications in various fields. One such application is their usage in rescue missions following a natural or man-made disaster. However, this often requires the drones to be able to land safely on uneven terrain—which can be very difficult to execute.

Bio-inspired robotics: Learning from dragonflies

Robotics News - Robot News, Robotics, Robots, Robotics Sciences Jan 21, 2021 | 12:34 pm

It is a high-speed movement: within fractions of a second the mouthparts of the dragonfly larvae spring forwards to seize its prey. For decades, researchers had assumed that this action must have been driven primarily by hydraulic pressure. Now, for the first time, scientists at Kiel University (CAU) have completely decrypted the biomechanical functional principle of what is known as the labial mask of dragonfly larvae. A vital contribution to this discovery was made by the team led by Dr.[…]

Behind those dancing robots, scientists had to bust a move

Robotics News - Robot News, Robotics, Robots, Robotics Sciences Jan 21, 2021 | 08:20 am

The man who designed some of the world's most advanced dynamic robots was on a daunting mission: programming his creations to dance to the beat with a mix of fluid, explosive and expressive motions that are almost human.

Squid-inspired robot swims with nature's most efficient marine animals

Robotics News - Robot News, Robotics, Robots, Robotics Sciences Jan 20, 2021 | 19:00 pm

Scientists at the University of Southampton and University of Edinburgh have developed a flexible underwater robot that can propel itself through water in the same style as nature's most efficient swimmer—the Aurelia aurita jellyfish.

How do you know where a drone is flying without a GPS signal?

Robotics News - Robot News, Robotics, Robots, Robotics Sciences Jan 20, 2021 | 12:38 pm

In Jouko Kinnari's doctoral dissertation, the location of a drone can be determined using map data and sensors.

Robot Gift Guide 2019

Automaton Nov 28, 2019 | 03:30 am

Over a dozen robots that we promise will make fantastic holiday gifts

Video Friday: Robotic Endoscope Travels Through the Colon

Automaton Nov 23, 2019 | 01:46 am

Your weekly selection of awesome robot videos

Caltech and JPL Firing Quadrotors Out of Cannons

Automaton Nov 20, 2019 | 16:50 pm

The fastest, safest, and most exciting way to launch a quadrotor may be ballistically

Bipedal Robot Cassie Cal Learns to Juggle

Automaton Nov 18, 2019 | 19:22 pm

Cassie may not have any arms to work with, but that doesn’t keep it from juggling a ball on its head