Knowledge representation and task planning constitute core pillars of autonomous robotics, enabling robots to perceive, interpret and act upon complex environments. Knowledge structures range from ...

Researchers’ video of a swarm of microrobots dividing in two under magnetic-field manipulation. (Video: Kijun Yang, et al./Hanyang University) Forget teaching robots to think like humans. A field ...

Researchers at Adelaide University have developed a new type of robotic system inspired by bees and ants that could make ...

Optimal trajectory planning for industrial robotics addresses the problem of determining the most efficient, safe and precise motion paths that a robot manipulator must follow to carry out tasks such ...

Researchers at Princeton University have built a swarm of interconnected mini-robots that “bloom” like flowers in response to changing light levels in an office. According to their new paper published ...

Forget teaching robots to think like humans. A field called swarm robotics is taking inspiration from ants, bees and even slime molds—simple creatures that achieve remarkable feats through collective ...