From water-skipping robots to elephant-skin inspired cooling materials, engineers have continued to find inspiration in ...

Abstract: The accuracy of path following is crucial for collision-free navigation of hyper-redundant robots, especially in narrow environments. However, the existing path following methods only ...

We’re far from realizing the kind of nanomachines envisioned in media like “The Diamond Age” and Metal Gear Solid, but scientists have just taken a meaningful step towards the next best thing. A team ...

Imagine driving a car with a steering that doesn't respond instantly and a GPS that always reflects where you were a second ago. To stay on course, you must constantly infer how to steer the wheel ...

A few short months ago, almost every robot made by the hundreds of companies working on humanoid robots could charitably be described as slow, topping out at around three mph. Walking was on the edge ...

Check on Oli’s latest trick: a full-on warm-up routine puts every joint into action - who’s in for a stretch break with Oli? Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will vote 'no' on proposed NDAA, blasts ...

Real-time high-quality retargeting, unlock the potential of real-time whole-body teleoperation, i.e., TWIST. Carefully tuned for good performance of RL tracking policies. Support multiple humanoid ...

Abstract: This article proposes a whole-body impedance coordinative control framework for a wheel-legged humanoid robot to achieve adaptability on complex terrains while maintaining the robot’s upper ...