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Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robotics researchers are developing exoskeleton legs capable of thinking and making control decisions on their own using sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
Special Reports: Electronics & Computers
Unmanned Systems - March 2021
Drones that swarm and change shape mid-flight... autonomous combat vehicles on the battlefield...the latest in counter-UAS technology. Read about new advances in air and ground unmanned systems in this report from...Application Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
See what kinds of sensors are supporting self-driving vehicles.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Perseverance is the first leg of a round trip to Mars.
Facility Focus: Sensors/Data Acquisition
See how NASA Langley tests a variety of advanced aircraft concepts. including ways to make flying both cleaner and quieter.
Technology Leaders: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The importance of a proactive and systematic method for collecting machine and process data within a smart manufacturing environment cannot be overstated.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
In-air UAV docking, digital communication via touch, and a computer-vision monitor for diabetes.
Briefs: Energy
Hundreds of drones can recharge autonomously on unmanned ground vehicles.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Onboard cameras can be used to keep damaged quadcopters in the air and flying stably, even without GPS.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
“Smellicopter” uses a live moth antenna to avoid obstacles and seek out smells.
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Live discussions will explore electric vehicles, propulsion, advanced electronics, and more.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The algorithms enable drones to quickly switch between hover and forward flight.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
To move, a new UCSD robot just needs a constant source of pressurized air.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Dr. Axel Krieger from Johns Hopkins University explains how he is getting a robotic system ready for the fight against COVID-19.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Darin Skelly spoke with Tech Briefs about how he felt during the landing of the Perseverance rover, and what he's most looking forward to finding out about Mars.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Watch as the Perseverance rover lands on Mars.
Podcasts: Robotics, Automation & Control
In this episode of Here's an Idea, we look at a set of robots already helping out hospitals in the fight against COVID-19.
Special Reports: Test & Measurement
Test & Measurement - February 2021
Sensors to search for ancient life on Mars...nano-thermometers that could revolutionize temperature measurement...a major advance in semiconductor testing. These are just a few of the technologies you'll read...Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Tech Briefs asks industry experts about cybersecurity, the cloud, wireless devices, and securing a remote workforce.
Products: Motion Control
Industrial robots, motor disconnect switches, position sensors, and more.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
These nanomaterial strain sensors are ten times more sensitive when measuring minute movements compared to existing technology.
NASA Spinoff: Robotics, Automation & Control
With a technique first used at NASA, researchers are making glasses that can improve your concentration.
Question of the Week: Robotics, Automation & Control
Will Robotics and Automation Lead to a Greater Appreciation of Nature?
Our lead INSIDER story today focused on the environmental impacts of robotics and automation.
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A survey of over 170 experts assessed the opportunities and challenges that drones, robots, and autonomous systems could have for urban nature and green spaces.
Facility Focus: Robotics, Automation & Control
Stanford University’s School of Engineering has been at the forefront of innovation for nearly a century
Briefs: Automotive
The material, commonly found in house paint, can be used in a device to more efficiently process information.
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
As engineering professor Mable Fok saw how the pole beans in her garden wrapped tightly around any objects nearby, she had an idea:
What if a robotic gripper could do the same thing?
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
USC researchers have developed a method that could allow robots to learn complicated new tasks, like setting a table or driving a car, from observing a small number of demonstrations.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Scientists from the U.S. Army and MIT created a new way to link materials with unique mechanical properties, opening up the possibility of future military robots made of robots. The method unifies...
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