Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Capabilities for Grasp-Assisting Gloves
Articles: Data Acquisition
Executive Roundtable: Facility & Network Security
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Ultra-Thin, Battery-Free Strain Sensors for Industrial Robotic Arms
NASA Spinoff: Wearables
NASA Brain-Training Technology Makes Smart Glasses
Articles: Aerospace
Multipurpose Batteries Make it Easier to Get Around on Mars
Facility Focus: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Facility Focus: University of Texas Cockrell School of Engineering
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
4D Printing of Morphing Structures
5 Ws: Manufacturing & Prototyping
5 Ws of the Screen-Printed Battery
Briefs: Materials
Linking Materials May Transform Robots Made of Robots
Briefs: Aerospace
Split-Ring Torque Sensor
INSIDER: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Chemically Driven Wheels “Morph” Into Gears
University of Pittsburgh researchers have utilized a catalytic reaction that causes a two-dimensional, chemically coated sheet to spontaneously “morph” into a three-dimensional...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
T-REX Rover Looks to the Dark Side
The Tethered permanently shadowed Region EXplorer (T-REX) rover, designed and built by a team of Michigan Technological University students – is designed to provide reliable power and data to other...
White Papers: Materials
Safeguard Your Supply Chain and Get to Market Fast!
The arrival of COVID-19 left many companies unable to fulfill market demand for weeks or months as they were impacted by supply shock, demand shock, or both. In some cases, new...
White Papers: Robotics, Automation & Control
Choosing the Best Type of Encoder For Your Application
This white paper describes the advantages and disadvantages of different types and configurations of encoders with a focus on devices using an Ethernet/IP interface.
Question of the Week: Robotics, Automation & Control
Will Robotics and Automation Lead to a Greater Appreciation of Nature?
Our lead INSIDER story today focused on the environmental impacts of robotics and automation.
White Papers: Robotics, Automation & Control
Cost Effective High Precision Linear & Rotary Axes
Andantex USA offers modular system building blocks consisting of Racks, Pinions, Planetary Reducers, and lubrication systems to build linear axes of any length and move weights from 100 to...
White Papers: Robotics, Automation & Control
Load Simulation for Test Benches
When designing a test bench, Particle brakes made by Merobel™ provide an excellent solution , because of their ability to generate a torque that is precise, variable and easy to control - at a reasonable...
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Experts Weigh In: How Will a Robotic Future Impact Nature?
White Papers: Motion Control
Precise Positioning: Choose the Ideal Table for Your Equipment
The positioning mechanism you choose must perform with accuracy and precision while offering the right attributes for your application. Your options for positioning tables...
Question of the Week: Robotics, Automation & Control
Would You Use a 'Twining' Robotic Gripper?
Our lead INSIDER story today focused on a twining robotic gripper that its inventor says is especially effective at grabbing thin objects like pencils, paintbrushes, and even a straightened paperclip.
Products: Electronics & Computers
New on the Market: January 2021
Facility Focus: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Facility Focus: Stanford University School of Engineering
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Method Makes Computer Memory from Titanium Oxide
Articles: Energy
Products of Tomorrow: January 2021
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
A Spiraling Robotic Gripper 'Twines' Like a Plant
As engineering professor Mable Fok saw how the pole beans in her garden wrapped tightly around any objects nearby, she had an idea:
What if a robotic gripper could do the same...
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Robots Learn to Drive a Car in a Few Easy Lessons
USC researchers have developed a method that could allow robots to learn complicated new tasks, like setting a table or driving a car, from observing a small number of demonstrations.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Materials Transform Robots Made of Robots
Scientists from the U.S. Army and MIT created a new way to link materials with unique mechanical properties, opening up the possibility of future military robots made of robots. The method...
Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Could ‘Smellicopters’ Someday Support Search-and-Rescue?
Our second INSIDER story today highlights an innovative combination of autonomous drones and live moth antennae: The “Smellicopter.”
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Laser Jolts Microscopic Robots into Motion
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...
Top Stories
Blog: Aerospace

A Former NASA Mission Manager Reflects on a 'Flawless' Mars Landing
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
A Robot Walks — No Electronics Needed
Videos: Motion Control

'LaserFactory' Manufactures Fully Functional Devices & Drones
Videos: Motion Control

Watch NASA's Perseverance Rover Land on Mars
INSIDER: Imaging

High-Speed Infrared Reveals Safer Hypergolic Propellant
INSIDER: Motion Control

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Ultra-High Purity Silicone in Aerospace and Defense Product Design
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Lunch & Learn: Pitfalls of Medical Cord Sets
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Confident TCU Connectivity Through Efficient Functional Testing
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7 Levers for Electric and Autonomous Vehicles
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Using the IoT for Predictive Maintenance
Articles: Electronics & Computers

Smart Sensor Technology for the IoT
Briefs: Physical Sciences
Green PCB Removal From Sediment Systems (GPRSS)
Articles: Electronics & Computers

New SAE Wireless Charging Standard is EV Game-Changer
Articles: Robotics, Automation & Control
Metallic Glass Shatters Gear Limitations
Briefs: Photonics/Optics

A Solid-State Alternative to the Vacuum Photomultiplier Tube