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Briefs: AR/AI
The software can be integrated with existing hardware to aid people using robotic prosthetics or exoskeletons.
Briefs: Motion Control
Synthesized micro-robots can convert their mechanical motion into a means of self-propulsion in water.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A remotely controlled microswimmer could navigate the human body and aid in drug delivery.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A new fabrication technique helps improve the performance of flying micro-robots.
Application Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
OPTIMISM, the full-scale engineering model of Perseverance, is helping NASA assess the risk of potential driving hazards on Mars.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A new robot developed by Caltech researchers LEO carves out a new type of locomotion somewhere between walking and flying.
INSIDER: Design
It might be tiny, but Peter Ryseck’s Mini QBIT offers hobbyists some serious fun — and could help foster new innovations in the field of unmanned aviation.
INSIDER: Unmanned Systems
Like snowflakes, no two branches are alike. They can differ in size, shape, and texture; some might be wet or moss-covered or bursting with offshoots. And yet birds can land on just about...
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Editor Bruce A. Bennett reports from SPIE Photonics West 2022 in San Francisco.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A combination of materials can morph into various shapes before hardening.
Facility Focus: Wearables
Learn about the technologies being developed at NC State, including vehicle armor, a monitoring patch for plants, and origami-inspired materials.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Biological insights of fruit fly eye movements could enhance robotics.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The system creates accurate defect standards for in-situ inspection systems.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
These shape memory robotic arms eliminate the need for joints, rigid skeletons, or framework.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Biobots based on muscle cells can swim at unprecedented velocities.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The robots move more quickly on solid surfaces or in the water than previous generations of soft robots.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
An electrically driven soft valve paves the way for fully soft robots.
Briefs: Materials
This robot can run, jump, carry heavy payloads, and turn on a dime.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Carnegie Mellon University's Iris rover is bolted in and ready for its journey to the moon.
INSIDER: Wearables
People rarely walk at a constant speed and a single incline. We change speed when rushing to the next appointment, catching a crosswalk signal, or going for a casual stroll in the park. Slopes...
INSIDER: Propulsion
Researchers at Caltech have built a bipedal robot that combines walking with flying to create a new type of locomotion, making it exceptionally nimble and capable of...
Articles: Test & Measurement
As more manufacturers implement robots, hand guidance tools and techniques will continue to expand in functionality and become even easier to use.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
To make robots truly see, you need the right software.
Facility Focus: Connectivity
Purdue University is helping to create better battery monitoring, stretchable biosensors, allergen detectors, and more.
Briefs: Propulsion
The “nanoswimmers” could be used to remediate contaminated soil, improve water filtration, or even deliver drugs to targeted areas of the body.
Briefs: AR/AI
The multi-legged robots are capable of maneuvering in challenging environments.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
UAVs can land on moving unmanned ground vehicles without GPS.
Briefs: AR/AI
The model allows robots to ask clarifying questions to soldiers.
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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Blog: Power
Using Street Lamps as EV Chargers
INSIDER: Semiconductors & ICs
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Materials
This Paint Can Cool Buildings Without Energy Input
Blog: Software
Quiz: Power
Webcasts
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The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
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Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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A New Approach to Manufacturing Machine Connectivity for the Air Force
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