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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A prototype version could be demonstrated on a large cargo lunar lander.
Briefs: Motion Control
A new type of control system may broaden robots’ range of tasks and allow safer interactions with people.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The tiny device accurately measures acceleration in smaller navigation systems and other devices.
Briefs: Unmanned Systems
Hundreds of drones can recharge autonomously on unmanned ground vehicles.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Equipment designers can simplify design efforts and adjust controller platforms as needed when they standardize on electronic input/output products.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Onboard cameras can be used to keep damaged quadcopters in the air and flying stably, even without GPS.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A stretchable system can harvest energy from human breathing and motion.
Briefs: Materials
A technique enables manufacturing of minuscule robots by interlocking multiple materials in a complex way.
Briefs: Wearables
This system can track the motion of the entire body with a small sensory network.
Briefs: Motion Control
The integrated tool eliminates the need for manual operators or additional custom fixtures.
Briefs: Motion Control
Applications include aiding patients with impaired hand muscle strength and in manufacturing for operating tools for extended periods of time.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
This partially superconducting machine can be used as a motor or generator.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Applications include retractable covers and awnings, camera booms, and spacecraft and astronaut positioning.
Briefs: Motion Control
The magnetic, multi-material pump was 3D-printed all in one piece.
Briefs: Automotive
This detector could help robots, drones, and self-driving cars avoid collisions.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
These hands, with a large grasping force, enable safer human-robot interactions.
Briefs: Power
The tiny motor can be powered by both thermal and electrical energy.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The Tentacle Bot can grip, move, and manipulate a wide range of objects.
Briefs: Imaging
This system has a capacity of more than 1,500 times the volume of a typical testing facility.
Briefs: Motion Control
A soft hydrogel, driven by an oscillatory chemical reaction, produces an autonomous integrated pump for microfluidic applications.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This mini robot improves precision and control of teleoperated surgical procedures.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This technique can be used by people who are paralyzed or have neurodegenerative diseases.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The ultra-light robotic insect can be folded or crushed, yet continues to move.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The robots could fly silently for covert operations and stay steady through turbulence.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This material could be used for artificial muscles that power bio-inspired robots.
Briefs: Materials
Aerogels based on cellulose nanofibers can effectively shield electromagnetic radiation over a wide frequency range.
Briefs: Motion Control
This approach could be used to cost-effectively make soft robots and wearable technologies.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Applications include absorbers, tuned mass dampers, harmonic absorbers, and seismic dampers.
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