When you think of tracked robots, you might think of bomb disposal robots or others used in military applications. You probably haven’t seen anything quite like this, however—it’s a “reconfigurable ...

"The problem is that we're in a boat." That's part of the answer that Professor Christopher Lowe gave me when I asked him about why he needs a shark tracking robot. Lowe heads the Sharklab at ...

Okayama University researchers in collaboration with industrial partners have developed an innovative underwater robot incorporating intelligent three-dimensional object recognition CCD technology for ...

Scientists can now track sperm whale conversations with an underwater robot. Sperm whales swim in dark waters and communicate ...

[Ladvien] has figured an inexpensive way to control a robot from a remote PC with a static webcam. Inspired by swarming robot videos such as those from the UPENN Grasp lab, [Ladvien] wanted to build ...

By Marta Serafinko May 1 (Reuters) - Deep beneath the ocean surface, sperm whales swim through the dark waters, clicking to ...

Tracking megafauna like sharks and wolves is easy. You just slap a collar on their neck (or bolt a transmitter to their fin) and wait for the data to roll in. Tracking itty-bitty marine creatures like ...

Keeping track of a moth or fly in order to swat it is one of many the banes of human existence. Scientists have now designed a robot that can accurately track these insects, and they're going to do a ...

Could scent-tracking sniffer dogs be out of a job? Well, perhaps eventually. Scientists from Japan's Kyushu University have developed a prototype robot that can detect and follow odors left on the ...