Newswise Feature Channel: Robotics

Three Tufts Faculty Elected to World's Largest Scientific Society

Tufts University — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:40:11 EST

Three Tufts faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest scientific society. They join 468 other scientists, engineers, and innovators from many scientific disciplines being recognized for their scientific achievements.

New Approach to Materials Synthesis--with Quick Validation by a Robotic Lab

Department of Energy, Office of Science — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:35:34 EST

To make inorganic materials such as catalysts, industry mixes precursor powders and fires them in an oven. This often produces a mix of compositions and structures. In this study, researchers developed a new way to select precursors to increase yield and quickly validated their results using a robotic lab. The new recipe selection process obtained higher purity for 32 of the 35 target materials.

Brain-Like Computer Steers Rolling Robot with 0.25% of the Power Needed by Conventional Controllers

University of Michigan — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 21:25:33 EST

A smaller, lighter and more energy efficient computer, demonstrated at the University of Michigan, could help save weight and power for autonomous drones and rovers, with implications for autonomous vehicles more broadly.

"Magnetic Tweezers": Making Robotic Surgery Safer, More Precise with a Human Touch

Southern Methodist University — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:35:17 EST

Imagine if a doctor could remotely do a non-invasive, highly precise medical procedure on her patients using a tiny robot, or microrobot? With a device researchers from SMU and George Washington University created, that is one step closer to reality.

Dr. Eric Moore Appointed Medical Director, International at Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:05:56 EST

ROCHESTER, Minnesota -- Dr. Eric Moore has been appointed medical director, International at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Moore will begin his new position in April.

Dr. Eric Moore e nomeado como diretor medico internacional da Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:05:49 EST

ROCHESTER, Minnesota -- O Dr. Eric Moore e nomeado como diretor medico internacional da Mayo Clinic. Ele assumira sua nova posicao em abril.

Dr. Eric Moore es nombrado director medico internacional de Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:05:05 EST

ROCHESTER, Minnesota -- El Dr. Eric Moore es nombrado como director medico internacional de Mayo Clinic. El Asumira su nuevo puesto en abril.

تعيين الدكتور إريك مور مديرًا طبيًا دوليًا في مايو كلينك

Mayo Clinic — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:05:10 EST

روتشستر، ولاية مينيسوتا -- عُيِّن الدكتور إريك مور مديرًا طبيًا دوليًا في مايو كلينك. وسيبدأ الدكتور مور ممارسة مهام منصبه الجديد في شهر أبريل.

These Electronics-free Robots Can Walk Right Off the 3D-Printer

University of California San Diego — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 08:00:13 EST

Imagine a robot that can walk, without electronics, and only with the addition of a cartridge of compressed gas, right off the 3D-printer. It can also be printed in one go, from one material. That is exactly what roboticists have achieved in robots developed by the Bioinspired Robotics Laboratory at the University of California San Diego.

A CSUF Study on Tiny Vinegar Eelworms Could Help Researchers Aid Advancements in the Biomedical and Biophysics Fields

California State University, Fullerton — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:35:41 EST

Tiny nematodes, commonly known as vinegar eelworms, can move objects with a force hundreds of times their own weight.

'Democratizing Chemical Analysis': FSU Chemists Use Machine Learning and Robotics to Identify Chemical Compositions From Images

Florida State University — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 20:40:50 EST

Florida State University chemists have created a machine learning tool that can identify the chemical composition of dried salt solutions from an image with 99% accuracy. By using robotics to prepare thousands of samples and artificial intelligence to analyze their data, they created a simple, inexpensive tool that could expand possibilities for performing chemical analysis.

Speculative Robotics Lab Invites Public to Imagine Future of Care

University of Nebraska-Lincoln — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:05:56 EST

Robots can already vacuum our floors, help manufacture cars, provide security and entertain children and adults alike, but how could robotics revolutionize care and maintenance in home and institutional settings?

Q&A: Advancing Robotic Surgery in Pediatric Urology

Children's Hospital Los Angeles — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:45:49 EST

For nearly two decades, Children's Hospital Los Angeles has been among the highest-volume centers in the country for robotic surgery in children--performing approximately 850 robot-assisted surgeries since 2008. Pediatric Urologic Surgeon Edward C. Diaz, MD, is one of the many surgeons at CHLA with extensive training and experience in these procedures.

UWF-IHMC Research Team awarded $478,000 Office of Naval Research grant

University of West Florida — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:50:57 EST

A University of West Florida-Institute for Human Machine & Cognition research team received a $478,000 grant for the acquisition of advanced robotic platforms and equipment from the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program of the Office of Naval Research.

OrthoPitch Champion: VISIE, Inc. Takes Top Honors at AAOS 2025

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:45:17 EST

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) named VISIE Inc., the winner of the OrthoPitch Technology Pitch Competition during the AAOS 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego.

AI-Driven Robotics Research Aims to Enhance Care for Older Adults with Alzheimer's

Case Western Reserve University — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 19:25:38 EST

Case Western Reserve University researchers are testing an AI-powered robot named Ruyi to support seniors with early-stage Alzheimer's.

Muscles From the Printer

Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 05:30:39 EST

Empa researchers are working on artificial muscles that can keep up with the real thing. They have now developed a method of producing the soft and elastic, yet powerful structures using 3D printing. One day, these could be used in medicine or robotics - and anywhere else where things need to move at the touch of a button.

Cedars-Sinai Expands Use of New Robot-Assisted Microsurgery

Cedars-Sinai — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:00:57 EST

Last October, the night before Deven Phillips was to undergo her second lymphatic surgery, she received an unexpected call from her surgeon. "He casually asked me, 'Deven, what do you think about a robot doing your surgery?'" Phillips said. "I asked if he was going to be in the room. He said, 'Of course, I will be there.'"

Experts Bust 5 Myths About Living Kidney Donation

Mayo Clinic — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:50:01 EST

More than 90,000 people are on the waiting list for a kidney in the U.S. Unfortunately, less than a third of those waiting for a kidney transplant can expect to get one this year. This comes as rates of chronic kidney disease, which can lead to kidney failure, continue to climb across the globe. But there is a way to help.

The Course of Liquid Metal-Based Flexible 3D Integrated Circuits Never Runs Smooth

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 09:15:46 EST

This study explores liquid metal-based flexible three-dimensional integrated circuits (3D ICs), highlighting their exceptional conductivity, stretchability, and biocompatibility. By leveraging 3D printing and advanced fabrication methods, researchers achieve high-resolution, scalable circuits for wearable and biomedical applications.