The U.S. Army and MIT’s way of linking metamaterials makes building a supermileage vehicles, like this one from collaborators Toyota Automotive Society, possible. Source: Kohshi Katoh, Toyota Automotive Society Scientists from the U.S. Army and the Center for Bits and Atoms at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a new way to link materials […]
The last moon landing occurred nearly half a century ago, in December of 1972. NASA’s Artemis III mission is looking to change that, with the agency planning to use its new Orion spacecraft to launch from Cape Canaveral in 2024, land humans on the moon and return them safely to Earth. Preparing for the first […]
As this case study from Boston Engineering attests, the process of developing and testing exoskeleton technologies for military applications requires a capabilities alignment across all program participants, including military, industry and academic contributors. Direct feedback from soldiers, including their insights into the effect of exos on cognitive function, is also critical. The post Capabilities Alignment […]
One of the autonomous drones used to survey penguins in Antartica. Credit: Parker Levinson Stanford University researcher Mac Schwager entered the world of penguin counting through a chance meeting at his sister-in-law’s wedding in June 2016. There, he learned that Annie Schmidt, a biologist at Point Blue Conservation Science, was seeking a better way to […]
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 […]
Prior to the Covid pandemic, robotics deployments in retail environments were growing steadily, proving their efficacy, generating ‘value’ and delivering solid ROI in the process. Covid has acted as an accelerant, so much so that in 2021 robotics technologies will transform the retail sector. The post Robots Will Transform Retail Operations in 2021… Here’s Why […]
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.
