在广袤的海洋中，珊瑚礁虽然只占不到0.01%的海域面积，却孕育了全球25%的海洋生物。然而，这些生态宝库正面临气候变暖、污染、过度捕捞等多重威胁。要有效保护它们，科学家需要精准定位“生物多样性热点”——那些物种特别密集的区域。但传统潜水员调查成本高、 ...

一个自带耳朵和眼睛的水下机器人，在加勒比海的珊瑚礁上，靠“听”和“看”自己找到了生物集群最集中的地方。 在加勒比海美属维尔京群岛的海底，有一片名为 Joel‘s Shoal 的健康珊瑚礁。这里是大量鱼类和无脊椎动物的家园，也是科学家长期监测的生态样地 ...

Unitree Robotics unveils the world's first production-ready manned mecha, the GD01. Photo: Courtesy of Unitree Robotics. For ...

Using 'DNA origami' scientists have built innovative nanostructures that pave the way for advanced robotics that can deliver targeted drugs -- plus they made a tiny map of Australia and mini dinosaurs ...

Diverse and inclusive teams are not merely a moral imperative but also a catalyst for scientific excellence in robotics, scientists point out in a study. The team has outlined how a scientific ...

Amid intensifying global competition to accelerate scientific research using artificial intelligence, the Institute of ...