A snake-like robot uses deformable soft pneumatic actuators and Kirigami sleeves to autonomously navigate the pig small intestine, carrying out mock procedures with its cache of endoscopic tools.
Read more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4ztEGrl
Read more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4ztEGrl
Bioinspired soft enteroscopic robot for intestinal locomotion, steering, and intervention
BIOSENTER is a bioinspired soft robot that enables minimally invasive navigation and intervention in the small intestine.
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November 8, 2026 at 9:41 PM
A snake-like robot uses deformable soft pneumatic actuators and Kirigami sleeves to autonomously navigate the pig small intestine, carrying out mock procedures with its cache of endoscopic tools.
Read more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4ztEGrl
Read more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4ztEGrl
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November 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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The robots in J.P. Lacrampe's Valet: A Novel demonstrate the difference between having autonomous agency and political autonomy, with implications for the debate about “free will.”
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Read more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4zJmbPT
Robot autonomous agency by any other name
The humorous new science fiction novel Valet: A Novel philosophizes about robots gaining free will, but in real life, they may already have it.
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November 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The robots in J.P. Lacrampe's Valet: A Novel demonstrate the difference between having autonomous agency and political autonomy, with implications for the debate about “free will.”
Read more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4zJmbPT
Read more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4zJmbPT
Instead of waiting days for its next instructions from Earth, the Mars rover Perseverance now uses an embedded robotic system to monitor its environment and operations, leading to an increase in activity and quality science.
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Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/3UV3xFg
The Mars 2020 OnBoard Planner: Increasing autonomy mission productivity of the Perseverance rover
OnBoard Planner’s autonomous scheduling and execution on Mars have increased mission productivity and science quality.
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November 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Instead of waiting days for its next instructions from Earth, the Mars rover Perseverance now uses an embedded robotic system to monitor its environment and operations, leading to an increase in activity and quality science.
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Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/3UV3xFg
An exoskeleton for underwater use-- interesting to read about the design challenges and tradeoffs in this setting @science.org #ScienceRobotics
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Reducing energy and air consumption in scuba diving with underwater exoskeletons
Assisting underwater locomotion with exoskeletons could reduce energy and air consumption during scuba diving.
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October 28, 2026 at 2:28 PM
An exoskeleton for underwater use-- interesting to read about the design challenges and tradeoffs in this setting @science.org #ScienceRobotics
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
I did not know drone racing was a thing... @science.org #ScienceRobotics
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
MonoRace: Robust monocular AI for champion-level drone racing
Without any external tracking, a drone guided by one camera won a real competition and beat three world champion pilots.
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October 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I did not know drone racing was a thing... @science.org #ScienceRobotics
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
New in #ScienceRobotics: The Ultra Mobility Vehicle bicycle robot leverages its own inertia and momentum to perform jumps, track stands, wheelies and other athletic moves. https://scim.ag/4BiCjbW
System design of the Ultra Mobility Vehicle: A driving, balancing, and jumping bicycle robot
A bicycle robot combines the strengths of wheeled and legged systems and demonstrates a range of acrobatic behaviors.
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October 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
New in #ScienceRobotics: The Ultra Mobility Vehicle bicycle robot leverages its own inertia and momentum to perform jumps, track stands, wheelies and other athletic moves. https://scim.ag/4BiCjbW
Robot demonstration videos pose issues of reproducibility and legal liability for the community if they imply more autonomy than the facts support.
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What if an alien believes our robot videos?
In Hole in the Sky, an alien discovers the same problems with replicating robots that real-world roboticists have.
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October 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Robot demonstration videos pose issues of reproducibility and legal liability for the community if they imply more autonomy than the facts support.
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Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/47cg8Xf
A 185-milligram robot flies freely without a transmission, powering its cone-shaped wings with an electrostrictive actuator. It also stands up to crushing impacts.
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October 5, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A 185-milligram robot flies freely without a transmission, powering its cone-shaped wings with an electrostrictive actuator. It also stands up to crushing impacts.
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Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/3VxEjN8
A reconfigurable helical brace can stabilize a telerobotic catheter or endoscope without obstructing blood flow, enabling telerobotic needle interventions such as drug delivery and fluid aspiration within the lungs in preclinical models.
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September 28, 2026 at 3:25 PM
A reconfigurable helical brace can stabilize a telerobotic catheter or endoscope without obstructing blood flow, enabling telerobotic needle interventions such as drug delivery and fluid aspiration within the lungs in preclinical models.
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Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4dMK2ow
The September 2026 issue of #ScienceRobotics is out!
This month's cover depicts AthenaZero, a robot with humanlike mass and dynamic capabilities that enable it to throw, catch, and hit a baseball quickly. Learn about this research and more: https://scim.ag/4dzTZWg
This month's cover depicts AthenaZero, a robot with humanlike mass and dynamic capabilities that enable it to throw, catch, and hit a baseball quickly. Learn about this research and more: https://scim.ag/4dzTZWg
September 21, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The September 2026 issue of #ScienceRobotics is out!
This month's cover depicts AthenaZero, a robot with humanlike mass and dynamic capabilities that enable it to throw, catch, and hit a baseball quickly. Learn about this research and more: https://scim.ag/4dzTZWg
This month's cover depicts AthenaZero, a robot with humanlike mass and dynamic capabilities that enable it to throw, catch, and hit a baseball quickly. Learn about this research and more: https://scim.ag/4dzTZWg
AthenaZero, a robot that balances inertia and control authority, can perform dynamic tasks such as throwing, catching, and hitting a baseball with precision and power. Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4j4LxSr
September 21, 2026 at 3:15 PM
AthenaZero, a robot that balances inertia and control authority, can perform dynamic tasks such as throwing, catching, and hitting a baseball with precision and power. Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4j4LxSr
A new #ScienceRobotics study highlights a reinforcement learning-based, zero-shot approach that uses motion capture and animation to train humanoid and four-legged robots to perform acrobatics. https://scim.ag/4x9V6mC
September 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
A new #ScienceRobotics study highlights a reinforcement learning-based, zero-shot approach that uses motion capture and animation to train humanoid and four-legged robots to perform acrobatics. https://scim.ag/4x9V6mC
A new #ScienceRobotics study involving a child-sized humanoid robot suggests that the interplay between prediction and curiosity shapes how infants learn how their movements can impact their surroundings. https://scim.ag/4gzu3uB
September 3, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A new #ScienceRobotics study involving a child-sized humanoid robot suggests that the interplay between prediction and curiosity shapes how infants learn how their movements can impact their surroundings. https://scim.ag/4gzu3uB
A humanoid robot can perform aerial cartwheels on uneven ground and land smoothly, thanks to a new framework called BeyondMimic.
Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4gYIZ72
Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4gYIZ72
August 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A humanoid robot can perform aerial cartwheels on uneven ground and land smoothly, thanks to a new framework called BeyondMimic.
Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4gYIZ72
Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/4gYIZ72
New paper "Robot in a crib: How a playing robot helps us understand sensorimotor contingency learning" published in Science Robotics @science.org (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...).
#Robotics #ScienceRobotics #DevelopmentalRobotics #EmbodiedAI #AIResearch
Photo credit Petr Neugebauer, FEL ČVUT.
#Robotics #ScienceRobotics #DevelopmentalRobotics #EmbodiedAI #AIResearch
Photo credit Petr Neugebauer, FEL ČVUT.
Robot in a crib: How a playing robot helps us understand sensorimotor contingency learning
Experiments with a humanoid robot using prediction and curiosity reveal how infants learn sensorimotor contingencies.
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August 27, 2026 at 8:23 AM
New paper "Robot in a crib: How a playing robot helps us understand sensorimotor contingency learning" published in Science Robotics @science.org (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...).
#Robotics #ScienceRobotics #DevelopmentalRobotics #EmbodiedAI #AIResearch
Photo credit Petr Neugebauer, FEL ČVUT.
#Robotics #ScienceRobotics #DevelopmentalRobotics #EmbodiedAI #AIResearch
Photo credit Petr Neugebauer, FEL ČVUT.
A new #ScienceRobotics study highlights a reinforcement learning–based framework that integrates perceptual uncertainty into policy learning to equip humanoid robots with reactive soccer skills and dynamic behaviors. https://scim.ag/3UcC4OG
August 24, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A new #ScienceRobotics study highlights a reinforcement learning–based framework that integrates perceptual uncertainty into policy learning to equip humanoid robots with reactive soccer skills and dynamic behaviors. https://scim.ag/3UcC4OG
#ScienceRobotics is running a series on humanoid robots this month -- love this look at 2004's "I,Robot" from Robin Murphy @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Are humanoid robots in 2035 more fiction than science?
The Will Smith 2004 blockbuster I, Robot predicts pervasive humanoid robots in 2035; investors agree, roboticists disagree.
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August 24, 2026 at 12:59 PM
#ScienceRobotics is running a series on humanoid robots this month -- love this look at 2004's "I,Robot" from Robin Murphy @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The August 2026 special issue of #ScienceRobotics on humanoid robots is out!
The cover highlights a humanoid robot that can use a motion-imitation framework to do continuous backflips or army crawl.
Learn about this research and more: https://scim.ag/4wlF6gQ
The cover highlights a humanoid robot that can use a motion-imitation framework to do continuous backflips or army crawl.
Learn about this research and more: https://scim.ag/4wlF6gQ
August 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The August 2026 special issue of #ScienceRobotics on humanoid robots is out!
The cover highlights a humanoid robot that can use a motion-imitation framework to do continuous backflips or army crawl.
Learn about this research and more: https://scim.ag/4wlF6gQ
The cover highlights a humanoid robot that can use a motion-imitation framework to do continuous backflips or army crawl.
Learn about this research and more: https://scim.ag/4wlF6gQ
Humanoid robots can army crawl, breakdance, and do continuous backflips without task-specific training, using a new motion-imitation framework called ZEST.
Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/3SvMXuv
Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/3SvMXuv
August 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Humanoid robots can army crawl, breakdance, and do continuous backflips without task-specific training, using a new motion-imitation framework called ZEST.
Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/3SvMXuv
Learn more in #ScienceRobotics: https://scim.ag/3SvMXuv
RoboBee lernt landen! Die Mini-Drohne hat schnakenartige Beine bekommen und setzt jetzt sanft auf Pflanzenblättern auf 🐝 Die Fluggeräte könnten eines Tages Blüten bestäuben oder nach Vermissten suchen #Robotik #Bionik #RoboBee #ScienceRobotics #repost
RoboBee: Sichere Landung dank Schnakenbeinen
Winzige Fluggeräte könnten eines Tages Pflanzen bestäuben oder nach Vermissten suchen
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April 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
RoboBee lernt landen! Die Mini-Drohne hat schnakenartige Beine bekommen und setzt jetzt sanft auf Pflanzenblättern auf 🐝 Die Fluggeräte könnten eines Tages Blüten bestäuben oder nach Vermissten suchen #Robotik #Bionik #RoboBee #ScienceRobotics #repost
RoboBee lernt landen! Die Mini-Drohne hat schnakenartige Beine bekommen und setzt jetzt sanft auf Pflanzenblättern auf 🐝 Die Fluggeräte könnten eines Tages Blüten bestäuben oder nach Vermissten suchen #Robotik #Bionik #RoboBee #ScienceRobotics #repost
RoboBee: Sichere Landung dank Schnakenbeinen
Winzige Fluggeräte könnten eines Tages Pflanzen bestäuben oder nach Vermissten suchen
www.spektrum.de
April 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
RoboBee lernt landen! Die Mini-Drohne hat schnakenartige Beine bekommen und setzt jetzt sanft auf Pflanzenblättern auf 🐝 Die Fluggeräte könnten eines Tages Blüten bestäuben oder nach Vermissten suchen #Robotik #Bionik #RoboBee #ScienceRobotics #repost
RoboBee lernt landen! Die Mini-Drohne hat schnakenartige Beine bekommen und setzt jetzt sanft auf Pflanzenblättern auf 🐝 Die Fluggeräte könnten eines Tages Blüten bestäuben oder nach Vermissten suchen #Robotik #Bionik #RoboBee #ScienceRobotics
RoboBee: Sichere Landung dank Schnakenbeinen
Winzige Fluggeräte könnten eines Tages Pflanzen bestäuben oder nach Vermissten suchen
www.spektrum.de
April 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
RoboBee lernt landen! Die Mini-Drohne hat schnakenartige Beine bekommen und setzt jetzt sanft auf Pflanzenblättern auf 🐝 Die Fluggeräte könnten eines Tages Blüten bestäuben oder nach Vermissten suchen #Robotik #Bionik #RoboBee #ScienceRobotics
RoboBee lernt landen! Die Mini-Drohne hat schnakenartige Beine bekommen und setzt jetzt sanft auf Pflanzenblättern auf 🐝 Die Fluggeräte könnten eines Tages Blüten bestäuben oder nach Vermissten suchen #Robotik #Bionik #RoboBee #ScienceRobotics
RoboBee: Sichere Landung dank Schnakenbeinen
Winzige Fluggeräte könnten eines Tages Pflanzen bestäuben oder nach Vermissten suchen
www.spektrum.de
April 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
RoboBee lernt landen! Die Mini-Drohne hat schnakenartige Beine bekommen und setzt jetzt sanft auf Pflanzenblättern auf 🐝 Die Fluggeräte könnten eines Tages Blüten bestäuben oder nach Vermissten suchen #Robotik #Bionik #RoboBee #ScienceRobotics