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Robot platform designed to develop range of semiconductor materials

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Researchers have created a robot capable of conducting experiments more efficiently and sustainably to develop a range of new semiconductor materials with desirable attributes. The post Robot platform designed to develop range of semiconductor materials appeared first on Control Engineering.

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Generative AI technique helps robots pack objects into a tight space

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Generative AI insights MIT researchers use generative AI, diffusion models, to efficiently solve complex packing problems for robots, enabling applications in diverse environments. Robots struggle with dense packing tasks, too.

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Grasshopper-like material designed to leap 200 times its own thickness

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Material Science Insights A new rubber-like material could aid in the creation of “soft robots” capable of motion without utilizing gears or other hard components. They say similar materials could one day help embody “soft robots” (those that don’t need gears or other hard components to move) to leap or lift.