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Blog: Software
New software being developed at Ohio State University will allow creation of more complex DNA robots, at much faster speeds.
Question of the Week: Robotics, Automation & Control
Will Robotic Exoskeletons Help the Elderly?
A team from the University of Waterloo is creating robotic exoskeleton legs that use A.I. to make their own steps and control decisions. "Learning" from a collection of sample-strolls around an environment, the system adjusts its movements based on the surroundings it senses.
Question of the Week: Energy
Will Underwater Exploration Go Battery-Free?
A Tech Brief featured in our April issue highlighted a battery-free pinpointing system from MIT called Underwater Backscatter Localization. Rather than emitting its own acoustic signals, the “UBL” reflects modulated signals from its environment. The reflections provide researchers with positioning...
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Servo drives, magnetic angle sensors, draw wires, and more.
Articles: Motion Control
Pneumatic technologies such as control valves continue to evolve, incorporating sensors, industrial network interfaces, wireless technology, and more.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The more complex the vehicle, the greater the need for comprehensive design solutions.
Special Reports: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Aerospace & Defense Sensing - April 2021
A microwave radiation sensor offers 100,000 times greater sensitivity...Nature-inspired sensors help autonomous machines to see better...New accelerometers aid the development of Electric Vertical...Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Shape and environment can cause materials to move without motors or hands.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
This system enables battery-free ocean exploration with applications ranging from marine conservation to aquaculture.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This compact beam steering technology has applications in autonomous navigation, AR, and neuroscience.
Blog: Wearables
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: Sensors/Data Acquisition
See what kinds of sensors are supporting self-driving vehicles.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Perseverance is the first leg of a round trip to Mars.
Facility Focus: Aerospace
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: Wearables
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: Sensors/Data Acquisition
“Smellicopter” uses a live moth antenna to avoid obstacles and seek out smells.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Live discussions will explore electric vehicles, propulsion, advanced electronics, and more.
Briefs: Aerospace
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: Aerospace
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: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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.
Top Stories
Blog: Energy
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Blog: Information Technology
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INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Groundbreaking Study in Light Control Opens Door to New Technological...
INSIDER: Manned Systems
NASA's Space Computing Breakthrough Powers Future Missions
Quiz: Manned Systems
Webcasts
Webinars: Electronics & Computers
Why Your Motor Behaves Badly: See BLDC Control Signals, Power,...
Webinars: Test & Measurement
From Spec to Scale: High-Precision Grinding Strategies for...
Editorial Webinars: Photonics/Optics
High-Speed Connectivity for Next Generation Aerospace & Defense...
Webinars: Software
Electronics Digital Twins: From Concept to Scalable Platform
Webinars: Software
Architecting the Future: Why Systems Engineering is the Backbone...
Webinars: Transportation
Engineering Fluid Conveyance Systems for Alternative Fuel...
