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Products: Motion Control
See the new products for April 2023, including combustion valves, a linear motion system, an autonomous mobile robot, and more.
Briefs: Design
MIT engineers have come up with an innovative approach to building deformable underwater robots, using simple repeating substructures instead of unique components.
Briefs: Motion Control
A Data-Driven Framework for Testing the Safety of Legged Robots
When it comes to the evolution of mobile robots, it may be a long time before legged robots are able to safely interact in the real world, according to a new study.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Automate, to be held from May 22-25 in Detroit, MI, will provide attendees the latest in cutting-edge robotics, vision, artificial intelligence, motion control, and more.
Articles: Motion Control
As manufacturing automation rapidly advances, conveyors are not only being used for transportation but also accurate material (or product) placement.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Automation vendors are looking for the latest technology that will give them a competitive advantage.
INSIDER: Automotive
A new virtual testing environment breaks the ‘curse of rarity’ for autonomous vehicle emergency decision-making.
INSIDER: Unmanned Systems
Birds fly more efficiently by folding their wings during the upstroke, according to a recent study led by Lund University in Sweden. The results could mean that wing-folding is the next...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A new system enables makers to incorporate sensors into gears and other rotational mechanisms with just one pass in a 3D printer.
Blog: Unmanned Systems
A Tech Briefs interview with DART team member Dr. Saverio Cambioni.
Quiz: Robotics, Automation & Control
Labor shortages have caused farmers and food manufacturers to increasingly utilize agricultural robots for farming. Take this quiz to learn more.
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The all-terrain walking mech’s aim is to give humans the size and strength of giants. It does just that — times 50.
Blog: Propulsion
Untethered soft robots are poised to become even more agile and controlled.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Some 30,000 people in the U.S. are affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a neurodegenerative condition that damages cells in...
Briefs: Motion Control
Accomplishing motion control with digitally commanded electric motors is a responsive, precise, and energy-efficient approach suitable for a wide range of applications.
Briefs: Motion Control
This system can track the motion of the entire body with a small sensory network.
Articles: Wearables
To learn more about each technology, see the contact information provided for that innovation.
INSIDER: Design
While conventional aircraft rely on protruding fins to enable steering, a tailless design makes the body as smooth and sleek as possible, making it safer to fly in dangerous areas where...
INSIDER: Aerospace
It was believed that Hall thrusters, an efficient kind of electric propulsion widely used in orbit, need to be large to produce a lot of thrust. Now, a new study from the...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
First, they walked. Then, they saw the light. Now, miniature biological robots have gained a new trick: remote control. These hybrid “eBiobots” are the first to...
Blog: Power
By placing a metamaterial pattern on the surface of an object, the researchers were able to use sound to steer it in a certain direction without physically touching it.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
A flapping-wing robot that can land autonomously on a horizontal perch using a claw-like mechanism.
Blog: Motion Control
A study has perhaps solved the wind-turbine issue of causing harm to bats.
5 Ws: Robotics, Automation & Control
A team of researchers at Cornell Engineering has developed a soft robot that can detect when and where it was damaged — and then heal itself on the spot.
Briefs: Software
The software can be integrated with existing hardware to aid people using robotic prosthetics or exoskeletons.
Briefs: Motion Control
A prototype version could be demonstrated on a large cargo lunar lander.
Briefs: Automotive
The tiny device accurately measures acceleration in smaller navigation systems and other devices.
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