Amos Matsiko

Oct 30, 2024 | science.org | Tony Prescott |Ninad Jadhav |Ken Goldberg |Amos Matsiko

AbstractRobots can be powerful tools to advance basic scientific discovery. SIGN UP FOR THE SCIENCEADVISER NEWSLETTER The latest news, commentary, and research, free to your inbox daily Over the years, Science Robotics has featured studies that have largely focused on harnessing scientific and engineering principles to develop unique robotic systems.

May 23, 2024 | science.org | W. Brad Ruzicka |Chengyu Deng |Cindy Wen |Sacha Vignieri |Michael Funk |Marc S. Lavine | +9 more

Comparative Behavior Counting crowsSacha VignieriPHOTO: ABI WARNER PHOTOGRAPHY / ALAMY STOCK PHOTOOpen in viewerNumerical ability has been increasingly identified in nonhuman animals. Animals as diverse as birds and bees have been shown to be able to “count,” and they can discriminate among different numbers of objects or between greater or fewer objects. Liao et al.

Apr 11, 2024 | science.org | Xianyuan Wu |R. Obexer |Amos Matsiko

Robot Locomotion Bipedal robots play soccer with agilityAmos MatsikoDeep reinforcement learning enables autonomous bipedal robots to play soccer. Open in viewerGenerating robust motor skills in bipedal robots in the real world is challenging because of the inability of current control methods to generalize to specific tasks. Haarnoja et al. developed a deep reinforcement learning–based framework for full-body control of humanoid robots, enabling a game of one-versus-one soccer.

Mar 14, 2024 | science.org | Ian A. Hatton |Tiffany C. Vance |Sarah Moraïs |Amos Matsiko

Autonomous Robots Snaking around extreme icy worldsAmos MatsikoSnake-like autonomous robots may be useful for future exploration of icy planets and moons. Open in viewerThere is growing interest in the exploration of icy moons such as Enceladus because of the potential for these worlds to have liquid water that could support Earth-like life. However, obtaining samples is challenging because of environmental extremities on the surface or within ice vents. Vaquero et al.

Feb 29, 2024 | science.org | Sarah Crespi |Paul Voosen |Amos Matsiko

Marco Rosasco Photography First up this week, a new approach to slowing climate change: dehydrating the stratosphere. Staff Writer Paul Voosen joins host Sarah Crespi to discuss the risks and advantages of this geoengineering technique. Next on the show, Science Robotics Editor Amos Matsiko gives a run-down of papers in a special series on magnetic robots in medicine. Matsiko and Crespi also discuss how close old science fiction books came to . This week’s episode was produced with help from...