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Are Agricultural Robots the Future of Farming?
Labor shortages have caused farmers and food manufacturers to increasingly utilize agricultural robots for farming. Take this quiz to learn more.
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NB Anti Cage-Creep Cross Roller Slide Guides and Tables
This NB STUDROLLER™ crossed-roller linear bearing is perfect for motion control applications with extremely fast acceleration and deceleration (at dimensions ranging from...
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The Michael Phelps of Robots / High-Speed, Efficient Butterfly Stroking Robot
North Carolina State University researchers recently developed a butterfly-stroking soft robotic swimmer that can reach speeds of 3.74 body length per...
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Remote-Controlled, Muscle-Driven, Battery-Free Robots
A team studied remote-controlled biohybrid robots using mouse-cell-based optogenetic muscle actuators and wireless optoelectronics. The aim was to bring together optoelectronics,...
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Psychology, Physics, and Geometry for Smarter Robots
A Columbia Engineering team created a machine, DextAIRity, that watches videos to learn physical concepts with the aim of training the computer to anticipate what the scene would...
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Viscosity Enables Complex Motions for Soft Robots
Untethered soft robots are poised to become even more agile and controlled.
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The Advantage of Using Metal Over Ferrite in Power Inductors
Power inductors are a basic component used in many signal and power conditioning applications to attenuate, block, filter, or store energy. The increasing high powers and switching...
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Soft Robotic Wearable Restores Arm Function for People with ALS
Some 30,000 people in the U.S. are affected by amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a neurodegenerative condition that damages cells in...
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Autonomous Robots to Help Modernize Grape, Wine Industry
This spring, a small army of Cornell University-developed PhytoPatholoBots (PPB) will be deployed to four grape breeding programs across the U.S. on a mission to guide the global...
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Custom, 3D-Printed Robotic Hearts
The soft robotic models are patient-specific and could help clinicians zero in on the best implant for an individual.
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Controlling Robots Smaller than a Flea
Northwestern University engineers have developed the smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot. The tiny crabs can also bend, twist, turn, and jump — all without complex hardware,...
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Reliable Robotics to Provide Aircraft Automation Study for US Air Force
Reliable Robotics has received a U.S. Air Force contract to explore the automation of large, multi-engine jets. This study will include a feasibility assessment of...
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Electronic Skin Sensor Decodes Human Motion
This system can track the motion of the entire body with a small sensory network.
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Microelectronics Give Researchers a Remote Control for Biological Robots
First, they walked. Then, they saw the light. Now, miniature biological robots have gained a new trick: remote control. These hybrid “eBiobots” are the first to...
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How Well Do You Know Medical Robots?
How much do you know about medical robots? Find out with this quiz.
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3D Laser Scanners for Inline Quality Inspection
The scanCONTROL 3D laser scanners offer fast 3D scans with measurement rates of up to 10,000 Hz for capturing the smallest details and structures. The 3D scanners are characterized by...
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VIDEO: Aeo the Robot Nurse Visits MD&M West
Equipped with two arms, Aeolus Robotics’ aeo uses one arm to perform vital tasks, such as delivery or disinfection, while its second arm operates elevators and opens doors. The robot is...
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Ring-Shaped Robot Can Cut a Rug, Crawl
A ring-sized robot created by a team at North Carolina State University can dance in place and crawl through a narrower-than-itself gap — even under water — when placed under heat. The...
Videos Robotics, Automation & Control
Wheel-Legged Robots Navigating High Obstacles
A USC Viterbi research team is developing a new hybrid, wheel-legged robot capable of navigating high obstacles — see how they advance robotic speed and motion like never before.
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3D Printing Sustainable Houses
Additive manufacturing is paving a new era in construction. 3D printing home construction technology enables building houses sustainably.
Special Reports AR/AI
Unmanned Systems - February 2023
Unmanned helicopters take off...AI-powered machines tackle dangerous missions...autonomous robots become curious...rogue drones meet their match. Read about these and other advances in air, ground, and...
Articles Robotics, Automation & Control
The Future of Automated Guided Vehicles for Aerospace and Defense
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the first automated guided vehicle, and AGVs have been moving things around on humans’ behalf ever since.
Briefs Design
Flexible Sensor for Robotic Sensing and Health Monitoring
Real-time health monitoring and sensing abilities of robots require soft electronics but a challenge of using such materials lies in their reliability.
Briefs Aerospace
DEVCOM ARL FY22 Industry Autonomy Technology Assessment Final Report on Security and Mobility
This event reflects DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory’s commitment to collaborate in robotics research with academia, industry, and other government organizations.
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Stretchable Pressure Sensor Could Lead to Better Robotics, Prosthetics
The sensor can be stretched up to 50 percent with almost the same sensing performance.
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Medical Design Briefs: 2021 Technology Leaders
Learn about the medical manufacturers and cutting-edge applications that stood out in 2021.
Videos Robotics, Automation & Control
Embodied Intelligence in the Hands of Robots
The future of manufacturing calls for the need of dexterous robotic manipulation — see how researchers at Columbia University focus on a new approach of "embodied intelligence" in...
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A Flapping-Wing Robot Able to Perch
A flapping-wing robot that can land autonomously on a horizontal perch using a claw-like mechanism.
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