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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Air-Powered Computer Memory Controls Soft Robots
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A Robot That Moves Like a Bug (and a Cheetah)
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Algorithm Gives Robots a Faster Grasp
Briefs: Test & Measurement
In-Line, Automated CT Scan Data Inspection of Electronic Connectors
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Designing Soft Materials that Mimic Biological Functions
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How to Bring Digital Twins to 'Any System'

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Self-Driving Model Navigates a Tough Traffic Problem: Narrow Streets

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“Sound Tweezers” Pick Up Objects Without Contact

Blog: Electronics & Computers

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Videos: Materials

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Latest Briefs & News

White Papers: Connectivity
Fiber Optic Emergency Stops for Harsh Environment Applications

Fiber optic emergency stops provide immunity to EMI, RFI, and lightning; are inherently safe; and can operate at extremely long distances up to 10 kilometers. This whitepaper...

White Papers: Robotics, Automation & Control
The Future of Autonomous Driving is Almost Here
How Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization, and Simulation are ramping up to enable validation of game-changing advances in autonomous vehicles.

Autonomous driving is changing the way we...

Briefs: Test & Measurement
High-Altitude Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for Monitoring Meteorological Parameters
The system uses infrasonic acoustics for weather monitoring and for drone or UAV activity.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Insect-Sized Agile Drones
These tiny aerial robots can operate in cramped spaces and withstand collisions.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Servo Motion Improves Robot Operations
Servo motion control delivers powerful, fast, and precise movement onboard robots and for associated equipment.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robot Detects and Shares Changes in 3D in Real Time
A robot could immediately alert a human of small changes in their surrounding environment.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
New on the Market: July 2021
Temperature transmitters, robotic tool changers, epoxy adhesives, and more.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
System Provides Robots with Context Awareness
The system enables robots to predict what their human coworker will do next.
Briefs: Materials
System for In-Situ Defect Detection in Composites During Cure
This system enhances processing via real-time, non-destructive defect tracking.
Briefs: Lighting
Ultra-Thin, Energy-Efficient Photodetector Integrated with Gorilla Glass
This could lead to the commercial development of smart glass, with applications ranging from imaging to advanced robotics.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
GPS-Enhanced Onboard Navigation System (GEONS)
The open-architecture flight software package provides solutions for onboard orbit determination.
Tech Talks: Robotics, Automation & Control
Developing Realistic Scenes to Enable Virtual Automated Driving Testing

This Tech Talk examines how to design 3D scenes for simulating and testing automated driving systems. The designed scenes can be exported to most driving simulation environments. Also discussed is how to create a scene using RoadRunner and then run it in CARLA, an...

Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control
Here's an Idea: Surgery Robots
In this episode of Here’s an Idea, we speak to three researchers who are finding ways to automate surgical tasks, from suturing,to spotting tumors.
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A Robotic 'Digger Finger' Senses Buried Items
The technology uses tactile sensing to identify objects underground.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
AI and Wearable Cameras Combined in Self-Walking Robotic Exoskeletons
Exoskeleton legs are capable of thinking and making control decisions on their own using artificial intelligence technology.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Air-Powered Robot Needs No Electronics
The walking quadruped is controlled and powered by pressurized air.
Q&A: Test & Measurement
Q&A: Team of Robots Maps Composition of an Environment
New autonomous robotic devices can survey hazardous or difficult-to-reach sites faster than humans.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Software Improves Accuracy of 3D-Printed Parts
The software could help reduce cost and waste for companies using additive manufacturing to mass-produce parts in factories.
Briefs: Communications
WiFi RSSI Sensor Tracker for the ISS
This software could also be used for indoor navigation assistance for the visually impaired.
NASA Spinoff: Robotics, Automation & Control
Astronaut Experience Inspires Single-Handed Drone Flight Controller
The interface enables one person to accomplish tasks that previously required two sets of hands.
Application Briefs: Aerospace
Robotic Arm Will Head to the Moon
The Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm (COLDArm) is a first-of-its-kind robotic technology.
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Product of the Month: June 2021 Tech Briefs
A new power supply from Bicker Elektronik has a backup battery that bridges power failures, brownouts, and flicker.
Briefs: Motion Control
Swimming Living Robots Can Self-Train
Biobots based on muscle cells can swim at unprecedented velocities.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Nanosized Foldable Robots
The machines fold themselves within 100 milliseconds and can flatten and refold thousands of times.
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Products: June 2021 Motion Design
Encoders, quick disconnects, automation systems, and more.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Chemically Driven Wheels “Morph” Into Gears
A catalytic reaction causes a two-dimensional, chemically coated sheet to spontaneously morph into a three-dimensional gear.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Soft Tactile Sensor with Skin-Comparable Characteristics for Robots
The design could contribute to various applications in the robotics field such as smart prosthetics and human-robot interaction.
Briefs: Aerospace
Square Structural Joint with Robotic Assembly Tool
Applications include portable aerospace structures and terrestrial structures such as cleanrooms and field hospitals.
Briefs: Software
LogFire
The software automatically checks mission operations logs.

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Advanced Components to Enhance Laser System Performance

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Innovations and Techniques for Joining Dissimilar Materials

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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems

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Gas Biosensors “See” Through Soil to Analyze Microbial Interactions

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