Automation and Robotics

StickBot: A Robot Made of Sticks

Powered by four AA batteries, connected by a maze of wires and blinking lights, StickBot's wooden arms now thump up and over, powering the...

Multi Functional Caterpillar like Soft Millirobots

When you hear the term "robot," you might think of complicated machinery working in factories or roving on other planets. But "millirobots" might change...

Robot that Draws Circuits with Conductive Ink

Recent technological advancements have paved the way for the creation of increasingly sophisticated robotic systems designed to autonomously complete missions in different familiar and...

New Robots Require New Ways to Think about Processors

We’re on the cusp of a revolution in robots. After years of relatively moderate growth, sales of commercial and industrial robots are slated to...

Accelerating the Commercialization of Stretchable Electronics

Carnegie Mellon mechanical engineering researchers have developed a new scalable and reproducible manufacturing technique that could accelerate the mainstream adoption and commercialization of soft...

Pneumatic Energy System for Assistive Robotics

Mechanical engineers at Rice University's George R. Brown School of Engineering have built a handy extra limb able to grasp objects and go, powered...

Aquabots the Ultrasoft Liquid Robots

In recent years, roboticists have developed a wide variety of robotic systems with different body structures and capabilities. Most of these robots are either...

Aiming to Enhance Human-robot Collaboration with AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) methods have become increasingly advanced over the past few decades, attaining remarkable results in many real-world tasks. Nonetheless, most existing AI...

Scratching the 6G Surface

“We can imagine completely autonomous systems; or multi-sensory extended reality which integrates the five traditional human senses with the digital world; or real-time remote...

Sensor Fusion Comes of Age

Over time, sensors have morphed from simple analog and mechanical constructs to chip-based digital devices that connect to a machine to monitor the machine’s...

New Mobile Robots for Safe and Effective Collaboration

Teams of mobile robots could be highly effective in helping humans to complete straining manual tasks, such as manufacturing processes or the transportation of...

Simple Actuators for Complex Motions

Inflatable soft actuators that can change shape with a simple increase in pressure can be powerful, lightweight, and flexible components for soft robotic systems....

A Major Revolution in Maintenance: AI/IoT-Guided Predictive Maintenance that Prevents Downtime

Manufacturers in all industries know the key to better productivity is keeping the production equipment running smoothly without unexpected stops. Short stoppages often do...

Power Conversion Breakthroughs Fuel a Robot Revolution

Innovations in power conversion technology are enabling a transformation in robotics design. Today’s integrated power modules are addressing the demanding size, weight, power budgets...

Wearable textile Exomuscle for People with Restricted Mobility

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a wearable textile exomuscle that serves as an extra layer of muscles. They aim to use it to...

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