New research challenges the widespread belief that artificial intelligence is driving a major spike in global greenhouse gas emissions. The study suggests that AI’s overall influence on worldwide pollution is small and could even support…
Category: Engineering
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No robot can match a squirrel's ability to leap from limb to limb – until now (w/video)
Based on studies of leaping squirrels, students design a robot that can stick a landing on a branch.
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AI-enhanced, wireless skin-patch lets people send and receive text through touch
A soft skin-like patch uses iontronic sensing, vibration feedback and synthetic-data learning to send and read all ASCII characters through touch, enabling a complete two-way tactile communication method.
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Robot Talk Episode 136 – Making driverless vehicles smarter, with Shimon Whiteson
Claire chatted to Shimon Whiteson from Waymo about machine learning for autonomous vehicles.
Shimon Whiteson is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Oxford and a Senior Staff…
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BYD’s Ethanol Hybrid EV Is an Innovation for Brazil
The world’s first mass-produced ethanol car, the Fiat 147, motored onto Brazilian roads in 1979. The vehicle crowned decades of experimentation in the country with sugar-cane (and later, corn-based and second-generation sugar-cane waste)…
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Octoid – a soft robot that changes color and moves like an octopus
Researchers built OCTOID, a soft robot that shifts color and shape like an octopus, responding to electrical signals, blending with surroundings, and grasping objects.
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Teaching robot policies without new demonstrations: interview with Jiahui Zhang and Jesse Zhang
The ReWiND method, which consists of three phases: learning a reward function, pre-training, and using the reward function and pre-trained policy to learn a new language-specified task…
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Engineered imperfections supercharge graphene’s power
Recent research has revealed a technique for producing graphene that deliberately incorporates structural defects to enhance its performance. This strategy could help advance several fields, including sensors, batteries and electronics.
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Titanium 3D Printer: Improving Aerospace Manufacturing
CADmore Metal has introduced a fresh take on 3D printing metal components to the North American market known as cold metal fusion (CMF). John Carrington, the company’s CEO, claims CMF produces stronger 3D printed metal parts that are cheaper…
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MIT engineers design an aerial microrobot that can fly as fast as a bumblebee | MIT News
In the future, tiny flying robots could be deployed to aid in the search for survivors trapped beneath the rubble after a devastating earthquake. Like real insects, these robots could flit through tight spaces larger…