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INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
A Cornell University team has created microscopic robots that incorporate semiconductor components, allowing them to be controlled – and made to walk – with standard electronic signals. The...
INSIDER: Motion Control
Researchers have developed a technique for manufacturing micrometer-long machines by interlocking multiple materials in a complex way. The micromachines are made out of metal and plastic, in...
INSIDER: Motion Control
With a training technique commonly used to teach dogs to sit and stay, computer scientists showed a robot how to teach itself several new tricks including stacking blocks. With the method, the robot was able...
Blog: Unmanned Systems
UW doctoral student Melanie Anderson explains how to make an autonomous 'Smellicopter' to navigate toward smells.
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
A new study has confirmed the success of a natural-gas leak-detection tool pioneered by Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists, which uses sensors and machine learning to...
Special Reports: Transportation
ADAS/Connected Car - December 2020
Today's Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and connected cars are paving the way for tomorrow's automated vehicles. To help you keep pace with the latest technology developments, we present this...Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
A low-frequency antenna with enhanced bandwidth will enable robust networking among compact, mobile robots.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This system can be used for long-range or high-payload deliveries as well as search and rescue.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Kirigami balloons could be used in shape-changing actuators for soft robots, minimally invasive surgical devices, and macro structures for space exploration.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Jacobs' scientists are helping to make contract-tracing apps, emergency-use ventilators, and even squid-bots.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
The soft, wearable device simulates the sense of touch and has wide potential in medical and industrial applications.
Articles: Motion Control
Compact lasers now offer precise colors.
Articles: Propulsion
The NiobiCon™ underwater connector will not short out, corrode, or cause an electrical shock if touched while powered in harsh environments like saltwater.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
This method enables users to control their robotic fingers precisely enough to gently land on fragile surfaces.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The robot’s extendable appendage can wind through tight spaces and then lift heavy loads.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This robotic finger has a highly precise sense of touch over a complex, multi-curved surface.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Robotic exoskeletons, a breath-test for cancer, and plastic-eating enzymes are Products of Tomorrow.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Wire-connected drones may complement or replace the fixed base stations of cellular communications networks.
Briefs: Motion Control
The tiny motor can be powered by both thermal and electrical energy.
Products: Data Acquisition
Mixed-signal oscilloscopes, 3D printers, DC/DC converters, and more.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This lightweight, portable garment is designed for active shoulder and elbow positioning.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The mobile system could reduce healthcare workers’ exposure to the COVID-19 virus.
Articles: Motion Control
Smart electric actuators not only enable fine position adjustments, but they also provide real-time feedback on the extent of those adjustments.
Application Briefs: Motion Control
Automatic recirculation valves offer efficiency for critical pump protection in power or oil and gas applications.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The magnetic, multi-material pump was 3D-printed all in one piece.
Articles: Motion Control
We review three of your power-supply choices.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Applications include retractable covers and awnings, camera booms, and spacecraft and astronaut positioning.
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