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This blog explores the fields that embrace the development of an ecology of soft and sentient machines that will help and assist humans in the broadest possible sense to support and sustain our welfare.
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Category Archives: Biology
Miniature Machines with Major Applications
Earth’s little critters give scientists big ideas Paolo Dario is a Professor of Biomedical Robotics at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa who is heavily involved in the study of micro-machines for medical purposes. In coordination with 3 other European … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Robots and Health, Robots and Research
Tagged Paolo Dario, Surgical robots
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The Future of Biomimetic Machines
Convergent Science Network’s Anna Mura and Team Win Best Exhibit at This Year’s FET11 Conference in Budapest, Hungary The exhibit featured demonstrations which displayed the potential of biomimetic systems to transform the way information and communication technologies are developed … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Events, Robots and Research
Tagged ECCEROBOT, neuroprosthetic, NIW, Octopus Project, RENACHIP, Scratchbot
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Studying the Evolution of Altruism Through Robots
A New Study by Dario Floreano Dario Floreano and his team at the Laboratory of Intelligent Systems in Lausanne, Switzerland, have recently used robots to study the evolution of social behaviour. For years, a question that has plagued evolutionary biologists … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Robots and Research
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