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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
These shape memory robotic arms eliminate the need for joints, rigid skeletons, or framework.
Products: Photonics/Optics
Fiber laser machinery, polishing pitch, beam collimators, and more.
INSIDER: Aerospace
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: Robotics, Automation & Control
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...
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
This practical technique uses magnetism to transmit electricity wirelessly to recharge electric cars, robots, or drones.
Briefs: Unmanned Systems
The algorithm calculates time-optimal trajectories that fully consider the drones’ limitations.
Briefs: Unmanned Systems
A silicon chip provides a low-cost solution to help machines see the world clearly.
UpFront: Manufacturing & Prototyping
NASA's satellite data reveals the pandemic's effect on our atmosphere, and a team of shoebox-sized rover scouts is prepped for the lunar surface.
Application Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A mobile robot will go to the South Pole of the Moon — with help from radiation-hardened avionics.
Briefs: Communications
UAVs can land on moving unmanned ground vehicles without GPS.
Facility Focus: Test & Measurement
Purdue University is helping to create better battery monitoring, stretchable biosensors, allergen detectors, and more.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
It can also find the nearest electric wall outlet to recharge without human assistance.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The model allows robots to ask clarifying questions to soldiers.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
To make robots truly see, you need the right software.
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
As more manufacturers implement robots, hand guidance tools and techniques will continue to expand in functionality and become even easier to use.
Briefs: Connectivity
The multi-legged robots are capable of maneuvering in challenging environments.
Briefs: Energy
The “nanoswimmers” could be used to remediate contaminated soil, improve water filtration, or even deliver drugs to targeted areas of the body.
Products: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Motors, suspension arms, slit couplings, and more.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
University of Cincinnati researchers developed an autonomous robot that can open a door for itself. It uses an appendage on a simple motorized lift the robot can raise and lower to reach a...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
A robotic hand system was developed at MIT that can reorient over 2,000 diverse objects with a hand facing both upward and downward, in a step toward more human-like manipulation. This...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Researchers from Harvard University developed a new approach in which robotic exosuit assistance can be calibrated to an individual and adapt to a variety of real-world walking tasks in a...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
An autonomous robotic rover, Benthic Rover II, has provided new insight into life 13,100 feet beneath the surface of the ocean. The data collected are fundamental to understanding the...
Blog: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A reader asks a simulation expert: How do you compensate for the interaction of rain or snow storms on lidar sensors?
Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
To have a successful product, one must consider all the required sub-systems to deliver high-quality illumination.
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
The third flight of SLS and Orion will carry the first woman and first person of color to the Moon.
Articles: Motion Control
Av four-legged soft robot walks, without requiring any electronics.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
This robotic arm fuses data from a camera and antenna to locate and retrieve items buried under piles and completely out of view.
Articles: Aerospace
See this year's product designs from engineers, students, and entrepreneurs worldwide.
Top Stories
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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INSIDER: Research Lab
Scientists Create Superconducting Semiconductor Material
Blog: Software
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Blog: Aerospace
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Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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