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UBC Engineers Get Under the Skin / Ionic Skin

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In the quest to build smart skin that mimics the sensing capabilities of natural skin, ionic skins have shown significant advantages. They’re made of flexible, biocompatible hydrogels that use ions to carry an electrical charge. In contrast to smart skins..

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Robot Types

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Scientists say they have witnessed a type of replication not previously seen in organic robots created in a laboratory using frog cells. Researchers hope that someday these xenobots, described by the same team in an article published nearly two years..

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Robot Memory compared to Human Memory and Emotion

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Automation is no longer just a problem for those working in manufacturing. Physical labor was replaced by robots; mental labor is going to be replaced by AI and software. Andrew Yang Robot Memory VS Human Memory Memory is one of..

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‘Fake’ data helps robots learn the ropes faster

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Developed by robotics researchers at the University of Michigan, it could cut learning time for new materials and environments down to a few hours rather than a week or two. In simulations, the expanded training data set improved the success..

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Do you know how educational robots can help your children to develop?

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Educational robots enable students of all ages to become familiar with and deepen their knowledge of robotics and programming, while at the same time learning other cognitive skills. Find out how robots can help your children’s education and which are..

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An Easier Way to Teach Robots New Skills

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Researchers have developed a technique that enables a robot to learn a new pick-and-place task with only a handful of human demonstrations. With e-commerce orders pouring in, a warehouse robot picks mugs off a shelf and places them into boxes..

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