Mirmex provides customized DC micromotors. Source: Mirmex Motor Robots have stringent design requirements for power density, waste heat, and volume. Mirmex Motor last month said it has developed a new method of producing high-power-density electric micromotor windings. The company said its use of artificial intelligence and flexible printed circuits “completely revolutionizes traditional winding design and […]
MIT developed a way for a deep learning neural network to rapidly estimate confidence levels in their output. The advance could enhance safety and efficiency in AI-assisted decision making. Credits: Credit: iStock image edited by MIT News Increasingly, artificial intelligence systems known as deep learning neural networks are used to inform decisions vital to human […]
A Wisconsin company has designed “The Crawler,” a pipeline repair robot that can surface-blast and line midsize to large-diameter pipes. Source: igus Working underground is extremely perilous. Workers face limited natural ventilation and light; difficult access and egress; and exposure to air contaminants, fire, flooding, and explosion. Pipeline repair robots are emerging to address the […]
Illustration of the twining motion in a twining plant (left); Spiral soft robotic gripper before actuation (center); Actuated soft spiral gripper holding a flower. | Credit: University of Georgia College of Engineering Scientists often look to nature for cues when designing robots – some robots mimic human hands while others simulate the actions of octopus […]
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently released a study called “The State of Industrial Robotics: Emerging Technologies, Challenges, and Key Research Directions” that described challenges of adopting and using industrial robotics. It also made recommendations about how to move the industry forward.
The flower-like set of points represents all possible shapes the shape-changing robots can take on. In line with rattling theory, the most common shapes are also the most orderly with the lowest rattling (shown in blue). | Credit: Thomas A. Berrueta) A team of physicists and engineers have proposed a new principle by which active […]
Astrobotic’s shoebox-sized CubeRover is heading to the moon aboard the Peregrine lunar lander in 2021. | Credit: Astrobotic Battery life is an issue for many types of robots. But it is especially challenging for robots operating in outer space. A new initiative under NASA’s “Tipping Point” program hopes to solve this and make smaller robots available […]
Remote assistance methods such as “path choice” allows the remote operator to make full use of an autonomous vehicle’s capabilities, eliminating the need for direct steering and braking. | Credit: Ottopia Self-driving technology always seems to be just beyond our grasp. Every year the leaders of this technological revolution say “soon.” The reason is a […]
Humans have been brewing beer for more than 5,000 years, and the process has only grown more complicated since its beginnings. Now, two students are seeing if an AI is up to the task. The post Students teach AI to make beer appeared first on The Robot Report.
The gripper gently but firmly holds and lifts the sixpack without any damage to bottles, carton, or label. Source: Piab Vakuum GmbH Many tasks that seem simple to humans have eluded robots. Grabbing six-packs was one of them, but Piab Vakuum GmbH has developed a system that it claimed can do so without damage. After […]
