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Special Reports: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robotics & Motion Control - September 2025
Dronelike robot has the “brains” to morph from fly to drive mode midair…new cobot cuts construction time in half…AI system empowers robots with human‐like perception. Read about these...Blog: Design
Two decades after the original idea, RoboBall is rolling across Texas A&M University. The RAD Lab is intent on sending the novel spherical robot into uncharted terrain.
White Papers: Design
A Faster Route to Custom-Design Molecular Diagnostic Instruments
This whitepaper delves into developing molecular diagnostics instruments, emphasizing the advantages of collaboration with experienced OEMs using platforms like Cavro® Omni Flex...INSIDER: Design
Training humanoid robots to hike could accelerate development of embodied AI for tasks like autonomous search and rescue, ecological monitoring in unexplored places and...
INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A new study explains how tiny water bugs use fan-like propellers to zip across streams at speeds up to 120 body lengths per second. The researchers then created...
INSIDER: Materials
Northwestern University engineers have developed a soft artificial muscle, paving the way for untethered animal- and human-scale robots. The new muscles, or actuators, provide the...
Blog: AR/AI
While the average pampered pup at home may lounge on the couch and demand belly rubs, the robotic dogs being created at Arizona State University are stepping up to take on some of the world’s most dangerous tasks.
Webinars: Robotics, Automation & Control
The Medical & Healthcare Robotics Summit, presented by Medical Design Briefs returns for its second year to explore the continued integration of robotics in healthcare and medicine.
White Papers: Robotics, Automation & Control
How Drive Technology Brings Robotic Hands to Life
The hand is perhaps the most utilized human tool. Its dexterity, fine motor skills and sensory feedback make it the interface between the body and the environment. Reproducing this fascinating...White Papers: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Making the Jump to Electric
This white paper provides a practical guide for transitioning from hydraulic to electric actuators in industrial automation. It outlines a three-step process for making the switch: determining actual force...Technology & Society: Software
A system uses drone imagery and artificial intelligence to rapidly assess damage after hurricanes and floods, offering life-saving insights in minutes.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
As waiting rooms fill up, doctors get increasingly burnt out, and surgeries take longer to schedule and more get cancelled, humanoid surgical robots offer a solution. That’s the argument that UC San...
INSIDER: Design
Researchers at North Carolina State University have unveiled Rainbow, a first-of-its-kind multi-robot self-driving laboratory that autonomously discovers high-performance quantum dots...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
The slimy, segmented, bottom-dwelling California blackworm is about as unappealing as it gets — but get a few dozen or a thousand together, and they form a massive, entangled blob that seems to take on a life of its own.
INSIDER: Design
In an office at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), a soft robotic hand carefully curls its fingers to grasp a small object. The...
Blog: Data Acquisition
All the pieces are in place for agriculture to become smarter — it’s time to move ahead. Here’s how to move to Agriculture 4.0.
Special Reports: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Medical Manufacturing & Outsourcing - September 2025
The future of robotics and automation in medical manufacturing...how micro molding is shaping the next generation of medical devices...special preview of the upcoming MD&M Midwest...Products: Electronics & Computers
See the product of the month: STMicroelectronics' LEOPOL1 point-of-load step-down converter for low-Earth orbit deployments targeting the needs of equipment developers in the space market.
White Papers: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Gearmotor Selection and Application Guide
This technical bulletin is packed with a wide range of tips, recommendations, calculations, and real-world examples to guide engineers in selecting the best gearmotor to use in their machine design. The...INSIDER: Aerospace
The skies are getting crowded. Every day, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration manages tens of thousands of flights — from drones and helicopters to commercial jets. As air traffic...
INSIDER: AR/AI
How can a horde of active robots be automatically brought to a standstill? By arresting their dynamics in a self-sustained way. This phenomenon was discovered by physicists at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU)...
INSIDER: AR/AI
Marine scientists have long marveled at how animals like fish and seals swim so efficiently despite having different shapes. Their bodies are optimized for efficient, hydrodynamic aquatic...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Folding structures are widely used in robot design as an intuitive and efficient shape-morphing mechanism, with applications explored in space and aerospace robots,...
5 Ws: Software
MIT engineers have developed a ping-pong-playing robot that quickly estimates the speed and trajectory of an incoming ball and precisely hits it with precision.
Quiz: Robotics, Automation & Control
Determining how much and in which direction air passes through, pneumatic valves play an important role in any pneumatic system. How much do you know about pneumatic valves? Find out with this quiz.
Blog: Unmanned Systems
My Opinion: Industry 4.0 is already here — Agriculture 4.0 will catch up. Bringing automation and AI to agriculture is a necessity.
White Papers: Automotive
Precision That Drives Performance with Modern Robot Vision
This e-book discusses the challenges associated with the precise localization of objects in production and logistics as well as their significance for increasing efficiency and...INSIDER: AR/AI
The driverless robotaxis chauffeuring around San Francisco, and the advanced driver assistance features on more than half of new vehicles sold this year show just...
Podcasts: Medical
Robotics in rehabilitation enhance recovery and enable patient independence.
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
2025 Holiday Gift Guide for Engineers: Tech, Tools, and Gadgets
INSIDER: Energy
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Software
Blog: Materials
This Paint Can Cool Buildings Without Energy Input
Quiz: Automotive
Blog: Semiconductors & ICs
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The Real Impact of AR and AI in the Industrial Equipment Industry
Upcoming Webinars: Motion Control
Next-Generation Linear and Rotary Stages: When Ultra Precision...
Upcoming Webinars: Transportation
Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
Podcasts: Medical
How Wearables Are Enhancing Smart Drug Delivery
Podcasts: Automotive
SAE Automotive Podcast: Solid-State Batteries
Podcasts: Test & Measurement
