A soft jumping robot inspired by nematodes demonstrates ultrafast jumping using reversible kink instability and stiffness.
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Reversible kink instability drives ultrafast jumping in nematodes and soft robots | Science Robotics
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Understanding humanoid robots could save your life | Science Robotics
One of the twists in Companion depends on faulty assumptions about the internal anatomy of a humanoid robot.
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Aerial additive manufacturing: Toward on-site building construction with aerial robots | Science Robotics
Aerial AM, using aerial robots for scalable, agile construction, will need to overcome challenges to unlock its full potential.
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Biohybrid robot contracts like the human iris | Science Robotics
Patterning planar muscle layers can create biohybrid robots capable of unique and controllable muscle activity.
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Construction Economics for April 28, 2025
For construction safety managers, ensuring compliance and visibility across dispersed jobsites is a constant challenge—especially in remote areas. Hear first-hand how you can modernize safety operations using a mobile-first solution that…
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World’s first AI exosuit gives 30% more stamina for every adventure
A Chinese startup, Hypershell, is now retailing an AI-powered exoskeleton designed to enhance mobility, strength, and endurance for outdoor activities and daily tasks.
Hypershell X exoskeleton is offered in models at different price points….
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US reviving WWII atomic bomb base in Pacific to counter rising China
A former airbase used by the United States in World War II to drop the two atomic bombs on Japan’s Hiroshima and Nagasaki is bustling with activity again.
At this time, the US military is restoring the 80-year-old facility situated on the…
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China-Microsoft effort creates AI that runs on standard CPUs
Large language models have been a subject of interest for millions across the globe in recent years. Simply due to AI’s capacity to provide outputs to both analytical and creative questions within seconds. However, to run this powerful…
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Lockheed promises a ‘Ferrari-grade’ F-35 with 80% of F-47’s muscle
America’s one of the biggest defense aerospace companies, Lockheed Martin, has shifted strategic focus following its elimination from the US Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) and Navy’s F/A-XX programs.
CEO Jim Taiclet…
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China’s crackdown could cripple Tesla’s 2025 humanoid robot launch
The future of household help, even factory work, might be facing an unexpected delay.
Tesla’s ambitious plans to mass-produce its Optimus humanoid robot this year are running into a major hurdle due to the growing trade tensions between…
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