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An engineer works on a snake robot
Robotics
Slithering snakes help engineers learn how to build better robots
Published Feb 18, 2020 Video
Mechanical engineers design a snake robot based on the climbing technique of the kingsnake that could help advance search-and-rescue technology
Illustration of a robot
Plays well with humans
Published Winter 2019 Video
In the not-too-distant future, robots might assist us at home, school, hospitals, and workplaces. Roboticists and ethicists want to ensure they do so effectively, and help rather than hurt—even if it's just our feelings. / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Robot
Robotics
Robots that can suture, swarm, and explore
Published May 28, 2019 Video
On a recent afternoon in the Johns Hopkins 'Robotorium,' robots zipped through hallways, navigated obstacle courses, and even solved jigsaw puzzles
A student demonstrates a robotics project
Engineering
Hopkins hosts Robotics Industry Day
Published March 28, 2019
Event brings together current students, alumni, and industry professionals for project showcase, networking
Robots in a car factory
The fourth industrial revolution is here
Published Dec 27, 2018
A by-the-numbers look at the future of job markets in the era of robotics, AI, and automation
Electric fish
Fish findings
Should robots think like electric fish?
Published Nov 30, 2018
Study sheds light on how animals use active sensing behaviors to navigate the world around them
Lab rat
neuroscience
Does the brain work like a swarm of robots?
Published Oct 2, 2018 Video
What does the brain have in common with a swarm of robots? Could be more than you think.
Close-up of prosthetic hand with sensory sleeve on fingertips
Biomedical engineering
Bringing a human touch to prosthetics
Published June 20, 2018 Video
When layered on top of prosthetic hands, e-dermis device brings back a real sense of touch through the fingertips
Illustration of a robot and cockroach
Robo Roaches
Published Spring 2018
Hate the cockroach all you want, but there's a lot mechanical engineers can learn from its physical prowess / Johns Hopkins Magazine
Close-up of a cockroach climbing over an obstacle
Mechanical engineering
Roach-inspired robots
Published Feb 13, 2018 Video
By studying cockroach locomotion, scientists learn how to build better, more mobile robots