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Robotics & UAVs

UK startup taps AI and robotics to solve housing crisis

Artist's impression of a lunar Max space habitation

The technologies that will underpin a sustainable long-term future in space

Robots could assemble space infrastructure without humans

Soft machines are made from compliant materials and have potential for use in nuclear decommissioning

Flex Printer builds walking soft robots without electronics

By controlling the chirality of the coiled springs, the direction of actuation could be reversibly designed

Light-powered artificial muscle works in water

Ten of Aurrigo’s autonomous vehicles now operating across the world

Swissport and Aurrigo launch autonomous ground handling pilot

WildFusion from Duke University helps robots navigate forests and disaster zones using AI, touch, sound, LiDAR, and deep learning fusion

WildFusion helps robot traverse difficult terrain

Suction cups using suction intelligence to grasp object

Octopus-inspired soft robot uses suction intelligence to sense and act

Six of multiple possible assistance scenarios with a prototype of a new robot being developed at MIT. Top row: getting into/out of a bathtub, bending down to reach objects, and catching a fall. Bottom row: powered sit-to-stand transition from a toilet, lifting a person from the floor, and walking assistance

E-BAR robot prevents falls and improves home mobility for elderly

Nematodes can jump up to 20 times their body length

Nematodes inspire multi-terrain jumping soft robot

Made Smarter is offering match-funded grants of up to £20,000 to help SMEs adopt advanced technologies

Tech grants available for North West SME manufacturers

UK radio wave weapon takes down drone swarms