The Scout drones were designed with specific capabilities in mind. Source: American Robotics Despite the hype surrounding drones for the past decade, we are still only scratching the surface of what is achievable with this technology, particularly within the commercial sector. Hundreds of billions of dollars still await to be unlocked in this industry as […]
Robotic textiles could be unobtrusive. Source: Wyss Institute at Harvard University Amultidisciplinary team of researchers from Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology has developed Smart Thermally Actuating Textiles (STATs). The robotic textiles induce pressure changes by […]
FreeMove is a vision-based safety system. Source: Veo Robotics Vision systems have been employed in manufacturing for parts inspection, parts alignment, quality control, part identification, and part picking for many years. Now, new vision technology helps provide safety for industrial robots to work alongside humans. The post Advanced vision and the future of robot safety […]
Imaging devices provide environmental context for robotic prosthetics. (a) On-glasses configuration using a Tobii Pro Glasses 2 eye tracker. (b) Lower limb data acquisition device. (c) and (d) Example frames from the cameras for the two configurations. (e) and (f) Example images of the experimental environment and terrains. Credit: Edgar Lobaton, NC State Since bionic […]
Graduate students Zachary Hammond (on left) and Nathan Usevitch pick up and move the isoperimetric robot, demonstrating that it is lightweight, resistant to damage and safe around humans. Credit: Farrin Abbott/Stanford University News Advances in soft robotics could someday allow robots to work alongside humans, helping them lift heavy objects or carrying them out of […]
A shoebox-sized wheeled robot explores the rugged terrain on the surface of the Mars Yard at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory during recent tests of the Autonomous Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robot (A-PUFFER) project. | Credit: NASA/JPL Caltech JPL developed the Autonomous Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robot (A-PUFFER) to scout regions on the Moon and gain […]
The Intelligent Freight Mobility Platform includes a portal to deliver live insights to fleet managers. Source: Einride Autonomous and semi-autonomous trucks promise to help an industry facing a shortage of drivers and increasing e-commerce demand, but they need to demonstrate efficiency for logistics adoption. Einride AB, which has been developing electric and autonomous trucks, today […]
Hollow shaft kit encoder. Source: POSITAL FRABA Space and power are always at a premium for robotics designers and suppliers. Although current controllers often require two single-turn encoders working in parallel, as well as a gearbox for synchronization, POSITAL FRABA’s new hollow shaft kit encoder can do this on its own. The post Hollow shaft […]
An off-the-shelf six-legged robot equipped with the feet designed by UC San Diego engineers can walk up to 40 percent faster than when not equipped with the feet. | Credit: UC San Diego Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed flexible feet that can help robots walk up to 40 percent faster […]
HAMR-JR is only slightly bigger in length and width than a penny, making it one of the smallest yet highly capable, high-speed insect-scale robots. (Credit: Kaushik Jayaram/Harvard SEAS) This itsy-bitsy robot can’t climb up the waterspout yet but it can run, jump, carry heavy payloads and turn on a dime. Dubbed HAMR-JR, this microrobot developed […]
