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Robots

A a curved strip of flexible gel on a black background
biomolecular engineering
Shape-shifting gels create possibilities for shape-shifting robots
Published Nov 22, 2024
Johns Hopkins engineers have developed gel strips that change shape when given chemical instructions written in DNA code
A person tests out the da Vinci Research Kit
Robotics
Could an electric nudge help a doctor use a surgical robot?
Published Dec 20, 2023
Gentle electric currents help people learn to maneuver a robotic surgery tool in virtual reality and real settings
Neuralangelo rendering of Michelangelo's sculpture,
Artificial intelligence
Unleashing the digital Michelangelo
Published July 12, 2023
Johns Hopkins and NVIDIA researchers teamed up to pioneer Neuralangelo, a revolutionary 3D reconstruction algorithm with applications in virtual reality, autonomous systems, and more
Composite image of two men
Artificial Intelligence
Safer AI
Published June 24, 2021
Johns Hopkins engineers take part in five-year Department of Defense project to make AI-based autonomous systems more reliable and secure
Lab rat
neuroscience
Does the brain work like a swarm of robots?
Published Oct 2, 2018
What does the brain have in common with a swarm of robots? Could be more than you think.
A robot pauses in front of a bright green plastic ball
Mechanical engineering
See bots run
Published May 18, 2017
Students design next generation robots that play chess, catch balls, leap over obstacles, work together
Bot building
Robots that fly, swim, fetch, and drive
Published May 12, 2016
Students in robotics class wrap up, demo independent design projects
Working hand in 'hand'
Published Feb 2013
Human and robot partners could be the next big thing in teamwork / Gazette