Researchers introduce Snap Inflatable Modular Metastructures (SIMMs), enabling soft robots to crawl, climb, and reconfigure with a single air input. The snap-through mechanism enhances controlled motion, reducing system complexity. #SoftRobotics #BistableMechanics #ModularDesign #AdaptiveMotion

Happy International Day of Women & Girls in Science! I've been so lucky to speak to all these amazing and inspirational women in robotics over the past 5 years. #WomenInScience #IDWGS2025 #WomenInSTEM

🦾 A multi-material 3D printing framework blends soft & rigid materials, enhancing #SoftRobotics for scalable swarm robotics deployment. Researchers demonstrated a legged robot tackling diverse terrains! 🌍🤖 Published in Nature Communications. #3DPrinting #SwarmRobotics

🚗⚡Drive-through charging in just 16 seconds! The DotBot ditches batteries for supercapacitors, powering an hour of movement with a quick charge. This was achieved during a meet-up between the teams of Prof. Danny Hughes (KU Leuven) & Prof. Roderich Gross (U. of Sheffield/Darmstadt). #Robotics #Swarm

🌀 Meet SpiRobs – soft robots shaped by the logarithmic spiral for adaptable grasping! Inspired by octopus arms, these scalable, 3D-printed robots use simple cable actuation to grip objects across sizes. Applications from drones to multi-robot arrays! #Robotics #SoftRobotics #Bioinspired

Earthworm-inspired crawling robot 🪱 uses modular soft skins with bristles to mimic friction control, enabling efficient movement through tight spaces. Great for pipe inspection & soil sensing! 🚀 #Robotics #BioInspired #SoftRobotics

How does discrimination persist, even for robots? 🤖 Robin R. Murphy’s article explores John Scalzi’s Head On, a tale of teleoperated robots tackling bias, identity, and societal costs. A gripping mix of tech, ethics, and mystery! 🔍 #Robotics #SciFi #Inclusion

Magnetic microrobot swarms 🤖🧲, mass-produced using replica molding and programmed with precise magnetization, tested with up to 250 robots, performing tasks like cargo transport, obstacle climbing, and tube unclogging. Scalable, versatile robotics in action! 🚀 #SwarmIntelligence #swarm #robotics

🌌 NASA’s EELS robot 🐍 tackles the challenge of exploring Enceladus’ icy vents and subsurface oceans 🌊. This work advances robotics by developing risk-aware autonomy, motion planning under uncertainty, and extreme terrain mobility. A key step for astrobiology! 🚀 #NASA #Robotics #Astrobiology

Meet BAMs: bioresorbable acoustic microrobots! 🤖💊 They navigate the body, deliver targeted therapy, and dissolve safely post-treatment. With real-time imaging and validated efficacy, they promise breakthroughs in minimally invasive medicine. #Microrobots #BiomedicalTech #TargetedTherapy #Robotics

Real-time planning for robots just got smarter! 🤖✨ Meet SETS: a Spectral Expansion Tree Search that handles complex dynamics & continuous spaces. From drones braving wind tunnels to space debris missions, SETS empowers robots with versatility and precision. 🚀🌍 #Robotics #AIPlanning

🔍 Haptiknit introduces a soft, wearable haptic sleeve with embedded pneumatic actuators and distributed stiffness knitting. It offers a comfortable, portable solution for high-precision haptic feedback, effectively conveying touch sensations for applications like navigation and social interaction.

ORNL's autonomous robotic platform 🤖, the SMART Plant F-Series, is transforming bioenergy research 🌱. It navigates fields, collects soil and plant data in real-time ⏱️, and bridges lab and field insights 🔬. A step forward for understanding carbon cycles and boosting biofuel research 🌍! #robotics #Bio

How do changes in mass or ball size affect a ball-balancing robot? This study examines the BallBot, showing how an LQR controller maintains balance and adapts to configuration tweaks. A detailed look at the dynamics of this fascinating robot. 🤖⚙️ #Robotics #ControlSystems #BallBot #Engineering

🐜 A swarm of 200 laser-controlled microrobots learned teamwork using multiagent RL with counterfactual rewards. They collaboratively rotated rods, transported objects, and manipulated multiple items—paving the way for precise microscale tasks like assembly and drug delivery! 🤖 #SwarmRobotics #AI

Fascinating work! 💡 Could these results also be applied to SLAM in water distribution networks or pipelines, where challenges like textureless surfaces and dynamic lighting are common? 🌊🚰 Exploring cross-domain applications could be promising! 🔍✨

🐞Scientists developed an automated system to mass-produce cyborg cockroaches, combining living insects with electronics for tasks like search-and-rescue. Their automated process makes creating these bio-robots faster and scalable—but is the future of robotics in bio-robots?🤔 #BioRobotics #Innovation

🤖 Robots, know your limits! Researchers at MIT CSAIL developed PRoC3S, combining LLMs and vision models to help robots plan tasks safely within physical constraints. From drawing stars to stacking blocks, this method tests plans in simulation to ensure success in the real world. 🌟 #Robotics #AI

💡 Inspired by cephalopods, researchers developed microjet drug delivery systems for the GI tract! 🌊🧬 These ingestible or endoscopic jets deliver insulin, GLP1, & siRNA with precision. 🚀 Tested in large animals, they rival subcutaneous injections—a leap for autonomous therapies!🙌 #DrugDelivery

🔬 This review highlights how multisensor fusion is revolutionizing wearable health tech! By combining heart rate, breathing, and motion data, it detects sleep apnea, tracks heart health, and measures respiration—all with precision. Smarter, accurate monitoring is here! 🩺✨ #HealthTech #Research

Meet CapsuleBot 🚀🤖: a hybrid aerial-ground bi-copter robot with innovative actuated-wheel-rotors! It combines flight agility ✈️ and ground efficiency 🛞 for low-noise, energy-saving performance. CapsuleBot conquers steep inclines 🏔️, cliffs 🌄, and rough terrains with ease! 💪 #robotics #drone

Hexapod robots just got an upgrade! 🕷️ Imitation-Enhanced Reinforcement Learning (IERL) tackles their high-dimensional control challenges, blending imitation learning and smooth RL transitions to enable dynamic movements, doubling speed, and conquering complex terrains. 🚀 #Robotics #AI

🌬️🤖 How much wind does a quadrotor generate when hovering? This study introduces a lightweight model predicting airflow beneath drones using turbulent jet theory. Validated by 16+ hours of flight data, it aids safe operations, sensor placement, and multi-agent control. 🚁🌱 #Robotics #AeroTech

🤖🍓Ever wondered how robots could delicately pick raspberries without squishing them? This study introduces a sensorized physical twin, mimicking raspberry plants, to train robots in the lab—no need to wait for harvest season! With this method, lab-trained robots achieved 80% success in the field. 🌱💡

Multidisciplinary research is a good way of doing impactful research. Here is an example! #biodiversity #Ai #ComputerVision

There are important things to measure at every scale! Here are robots taking microscale measurements! 🤖🤏 👇👇👇

Exploring big spaces? 🏞️ Autonomous robots now merge 3D maps like pros with FRAME—a modular framework for swift, precise map merging. 🚀 Say goodbye to slow feature extraction and hello to seamless exploration in complex, dynamic environments! 🤖✨ #RoboticsInnovation #SLAM #MRS #Ai #Robotics

Optimizing robot efficiency, one actuator at a time! 🤖💡 CAPO scales actuator placement and control, reducing actuator use by up to 27.5% while solving complex, large-scale problems faster than existing methods. From soft robots to spacecraft, CAPO boosts performance and design. 🚀 #Robotics #AI

🚀 Imagine printing fully functional robot parts in one go! This 3D printing breakthrough combines intricate design and robotics, pushing the limits of manufacturing tech. From concept to reality in a single step. 🤖✨ #3DPrinting #Robotics #TechInnovation

Dynamic legged robots are advancing logistics, agriculture, and home assistance. This paper surveys optimization-based control for real-time motion planning, tackling contact dynamics and degrees of freedom. A bridge to learning-based methods is also explored. 🤖🌟 #Robotics #LeggedRobots

🤖Prof. @sabinehauert.bsky.social (University of Bristol) proposes breaking swarm stereotypes by challenging assumptions of swarms as simple, homogeneous agents. Learn how adaptability drives applications from nanorobots 🩺 to environmental monitoring 🌱. 📅 Dec 10th, 4-6 PM CET (Zoom) #swarm #robotics

🐝 Think bees are just tiny pollinators? Think again! This talk unveils their extraordinary brains: from problem-solving to social learning, bees rival mammals in intelligence. 🧠✨ Dive into a world where insects redefine what it means to be "smart"! Watch now and be amazed! 🚀 #bees #insects #animals

🚁 Researchers have achieved sustained sunlight-powered flight for a 4.21g micro aerial vehicle, CoulombFly. Using an electrostatic motor with high lift-to-power efficiency, it flies untethered under natural sunlight, paving the way for lightweight, solar-powered drones. 🌞 #Innovation #drone

🦾 Check out Multi-environment robotic transitions through adaptive morphogenesis! This innovative robot design changes limb shape and gait—like a turtle-inspired transformer—to move efficiently across land, water, and tricky transitions. A leap forward for adaptable, environment-aware robotics! 🏞️🌊🤖

Discover a decentralized, lightweight collaborative SLAM that lets tiny, $20 drones map unknown spaces with onboard sensors—no external infrastructure required! Scalable to hundreds of agents, it reduces cost & latency while achieving 30cm accuracy. Impressive step in swarm robotics! #SLAM #UWB #AI!

The rise of robotics 🤖 and autonomous systems is transforming cities 🌆! This global study identifies 32 opportunities, such as advanced eco-monitoring 🌿, and 38 challenges, including RAS waste 🛠️. It highlights the need for proactive policies to balance urban innovation with sustainability 🌍. #robot

Robotics 🤖 and autonomous systems (RAS) are reshaping sustainability 🌍! This study scans their impact on UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). From innovation boosts 🚀 to risks like inequality ⚖️, it highlights RAS's dual role in progress and governance 🛡️. Smart choices amplify benefits! #robotics

🚀 Meet RAVEN: a bird-inspired robot mastering air & land! With multifunctional legs, RAVEN can jump into flight, walk, and hop, tackling terrain and obstacles like a pro. Bonus? Jump-assisted takeoff boosts energy efficiency for groundbreaking multimodal navigation! 🌍✈ #Robotics #Robot #drone

Researchers developed DNA origami "voxels" that fold into modular 3D structures. These voxels, with programmable connections, rapidly reconfigure between shapes with high precision. This advance aids self-assembly in nanorobotics, synthetic biology, and nanomedicine. 🧬🔬 #DNAOrigami #Robotics

A really cool example of a multi-robot system in action! 👇👇👇

Rivière et al. present SETS 🤖🚀—a real-time planning algorithm merging spectral expansion with Monte Carlo tree search. Tested on drones 🛸, vehicles 🚗, and spacecraft 🛰️, SETS optimizes complex dynamics, adapts to high-dimensional tasks, and balances precision with exploration. #Robotics #AI #Autonomy

🌟 Transforming soft robotics: iFL3DP enables on-the-spot upgrades and repairs for robots, integrating tactile sensors, grasping hooks, and thermal whiskers 🌊♻️. This approach extends robot life, reduces waste, and contributes to more sustainable robotics development. 🚀🤖 #SoftRobotics #Sustainability

🌊 Laning—spontaneous organization in active flows—is everywhere, from pedestrian traffic to molecular transport. A new kinetic theory uncovers the origins of lane nucleation, predicting fascinating tilted and curved lanes. Verified with human crowds! 🚶‍♂️➡️🚶‍♀️ #Physics #ActiveMatter #Crowds #Pedestrians

🚀Meet the BHMbot: a 2-cm legged microrobot reaching speeds of 17.5 body lengths per second! 🐜💨 It tackles obstacles, traces shapes, detects signals, and even teams up with drones for rescue missions. High speed, low power, big impact!🌟🤖 #Innovation #Robotics #MicroRobot

🚀Scientists have designed a DNA-based controller that powers autonomous assembly and disassembly of microtubules propelled by kinesins—no external input needed! 🧬✨ This breakthrough is a leap toward molecular robots with dynamic, self-regulated behaviors. 🦾🔬 #Innovation #MolecularRobotics​ #swarm

🚀Lecture Alert! Join Mario di Bernardo, Professor at the University of Naples Federico II, for a talk on controlling complex multi-agent systems. 🧠✨ 🗓 Dec 3, 4-6 PM CET 💻 Join online via Zoom: (link below) #MultiAgentSystems #Event #ScienceOfIntelligence #CollectiveRobotics #ComplexSystems #Science

This thread helps put into perspective how long high impact research can take! Inspirational and a worthwhile read 👇👇👇

Just out in Science Robotics: A biohybrid neuromuscular robot inspired by butterfly wings! 🦋 It swims using human-derived neurons and muscle cells, wirelessly controlled by an onboard "artificial brain." A leap forward for biohybrid robotics! 🌊 #Robotics #Biohybrid #Innovation #Biotech #Science #AI​

Robot collaboration with the Robot Web! 🌐🤖 Research from @ajdavison.bsky.social's group shows robots using Gaussian belief propagation (GBP) to localize accurately in real-time—even with faulty sensors or weak comms. Tested on up to 1000 robots. Scalable and robust! 🚀 #Robotics #Localization

🐝✨ Fast Lock-On (FLO) tracking revolutionizes insect research! Using retroreflective markers and drones, it captures high-res flight paths of bees in natural habitats. FLO opens doors to decoding behaviors at kilometer scales, merging robotics with ecology. #InsectEcology #Robotics #Bees #drones