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A programmable, Lego-like material for robots emulates life's flexibility

Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept method for programming mechanical properties into solid Lego-like building blocks. By controlling the solidity of hundreds ...
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Lego-like mechanical blocks let robots reprogram stiffness and swimming paths

Duke engineers created solid blocks that can reprogram stiffness on demand, enabling robots to change motion without rebuilding.
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They're robots, and they're here to help: Computer scientist improves robot interactions with human beings

R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They're emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to ...
IEEE

Optimized Impedance Control for Biped Robots in IUA Using Reinforcement Learning and Quadratic Programming

Abstract: In the field of the Internet of Uncrewed Agents (IUAs), autonomous devices often struggle to maintain stability, adaptability, and coordination in dynamic environments. Current control ...
IEEE

Uncertainty-Aware Planning for Heterogeneous Robot Teams using Dynamic Topological Graphs and Mixed-Integer Programming

Abstract: Multi-robot planning and coordination in uncertain environments is a fundamental computational challenge, since the belief space increases exponentially with the number of robots. In this ...