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SCIENCE (not) FICTION: The smallest remote-controlled robots

The Ryder Cup’s 'envelope rule' is the worst in sports, and it could have cost the U.S. a victory Authorities investigate after Russia-linked oil tanker cuts undersea cables What we know about Thomas ...
IEEE

Otto—Design and Control of an 8-DoF SEA-Driven Quadrupedal Robot

Abstract: This article presents the mechanical design of Otto, a lightweight 8-degrees-of-freedom (8-DoF) quadrupedal robot employing series elastic actuators, and a training framework for learning ...

Bird-Inspired Robot With Innovative Wing Design Achieves Self-Takeoff and Controlled Flight

RoboFalcon 2.0 mimics bird wing motions Robot achieves self-takeoff and low-speed flight Wing system couples flapping, sweeping, folding ...

Watch this robot get wrecked by a chainsaw … and then adapt

The remarkable robot dog — or more accurately, its AI-powered brain — can even handle having its legs extended by wooden poles, or having wheels attached. Short of a rocket-propelled grenade coming ...
IEEE

Reactive Robot Navigation Using Quasi-Conformal Mappings and Control Barrier Functions

Abstract: This article presents a robot control algorithm suitable for safe reactive navigation tasks in cluttered environments. The proposed approach consists of transforming the robot workspace into ...