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Spot the robot dog performs with a model at Paris Fashion Week Francois Durand/Getty Images The vast majority of robots have never made it out of their laboratories, but there were plenty of signs in 2023 that robots are beginning to have their moment in the sun. These photos showcase …

A household robot can learn how to do almost any chore in about 20 minutes when taught by a human using an iPhone camera and a litter picker. Robots tend to perform well only on specific tasks that they have been trained for, like sorting rubbish or picking up laundry, …

Tests with an eel-inspired robot show that the unusual fish may swim most efficiently by reducing their speed Source link

This robot can manage to grab several items of clothing at once Ken Goldberg et al. (2023) A robot that can pick up several bits of clothing at once from a pile strewn across the floor could be used to help tidy messy bedrooms. Picking up piles of clothes and …

A robotic construction vehicle picks and scans each boulder to determine where it fits in a stone wall Marc Schneider An autonomous robot with a large gripper can transform a pile of boulders into huge stone walls – learning on its own how to place each irregularly shaped stone as …

The tobacco hawk moth (Manduca sexta) Jay Ondreicka/Shutterstock Some insects can flap their wings so rapidly that it’s impossible for instructions from their brains to entirely control the behaviour. Building tiny flapping robots has helped researchers shed light on how they evolved to do this. If you flap your arms, …

A robot powered by tiny explosions can jump 20 times its own length and carry 22 times its own weight. Its makers say it could be produced cheaply in bulk and is ideal for search-and-rescue missions or even exploring other planets. Most robots are powered by electric motors and batteries, …

The Bayesian experimental autonomous researcher (BEAR), a robotic laboratory Aldair E. Gongora and Bowen Xu A robotic laboratory that can produce and test mechanical structures without human supervision has discovered the most energy-absorbing one measured so far, beating the previous record held by balsa wood. There are many ways to …

The flying robot adjusting its position to soar in a wind tunnel Sunyou Hwang et al. A flying robot can float on gusts of wind like a bird, using 150 times less power than it does during propelled flight. It can also adjust its position automatically when the wind changes …

Bots seem to have mastered passing the CAPTCHA tests designed to check if website users are human UC Irvine et al. (2023); Stephen Frost/Alamy Bots are better and faster than humans at online CAPTCHA tests designed to keep them out of websites. The finding calls into question whether we should …