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Drive and control platforms provide the vital protection of people and machines in automated manufacturing efforts.
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These tactile imaging sensors can measure pressure distribution without using pressure-sensitive materials.
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Exoskeleton legs are capable of thinking and making control decisions on their own using artificial intelligence technology.
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A deep-learning technique optimizes the arrangement of sensors on a robot’s body to ensure efficient operation.
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The soft robot harvests energy from a laser beam and can crawl on horizontal surfaces and climb vertical walls and an upside-down glass ceiling.
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The robot can walk, run, jump, and interact with the environment in synchrony with a human operator.
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A new generation of long-life electric linear actuators has emerged to give designers more flexibility.
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A connection between electricity and mechanical motion in soft, rubber-like materials could improve robot range.
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This artificial muscle technology enables more human-like motion.
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RightHand Robotics combines machine vision with an intelligent gripper design to make more adaptable robots.
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These common pneumatic circuits can be used alone or as building blocks in larger pneumatics systems.
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Learn about widely used communications technologies for motion control.
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The robot firmly but gently grasps objects as small as 1 millimeter in diameter.
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The algorithm speeds up the planning process robots use to adjust their grip on objects for picking and sorting or tool use.
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A production-based X-ray solution performs product quality evaluation directly on the manufacturing line.
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These tiny aerial robots can operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions.
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Servo motion control delivers powerful, fast, and precise movement onboard robots and for associated equipment.
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A robot could immediately alert a human of small changes in their surrounding environment.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The system enables robots to predict what their human coworker will do next.
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Learn the distinct forms that linear bearings take, and where the bearings are being used today.
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Biobots based on muscle cells can swim at unprecedented velocities.
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Exoskeleton legs are capable of thinking and making control decisions on their own using artificial intelligence technology.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Faster inline CT inspections makes it possible to inspect far greater numbers of circuit boards.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The machines fold themselves within 100 milliseconds and can flatten and refold thousands of times.
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The walking quadruped is controlled and powered by pressurized air.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The design could contribute to various applications in the robotics field such as smart prosthetics and human-robot interaction.
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