Source: MIT CSAIL Car companies and researchers have been feverishly working to improve the technologies behind self-driving cars. But so far, even the most high-tech vehicles still fail when it comes to safely navigating in rain and snow. The post MIT researchers look under the road to aid self-driving cars appeared first on The Robot […]
A new controller design for robot-assisted surgery. Source: Tokyo Institute of Technology Scientists at the Tokyo Institute of Technology announced a new type of controller for the arms used in robot-assisted surgery. The mechanical controller combines two types of gripping used in commercial robots to take advantage of the best features of each and provide […]
Robots can help doctors distance from patients, and help those in isolation cope…This pandemic is a unique opportunity to jump-start the development of medical robot technologies, argue a dozen roboticists in an editorial out today in the journal Science Robotics.. Source: The Covid-19 Pandemic Is a Crisis That Robots Were Built For | WIRED
To address the growing demand for safe collaborative robots in manufacturing, TE Connectivity (TE) has designed a safety torque sensor with integrated and improved functional safety, including increased accuracy and speed, in the next generation of human-robot collaboration. The post TE Connectivity launches torque sensor for cobots appeared first on The Robot Report.
To combat [the shortage of ventilators], companies are partnering to ramp up production of ventilators. Yesterday, GE Healthcare and Ford Motor Company announced plans to work together. MIT researchers hope to soon publish open-source designs for a low-cost respirator. And now two Boston-based robotics startups at MassRobotics have paused their work to help fill the […]
A custom hexapod automates metrology processes in the DM401 DYMACO dimensional measuring machine. Source: DYMACO Automotive manufacturers are placing more demands on the performance of headlights, driving suppliers to the precision and productivity benefits of automation. A novel compact machine, designed by DYMACO Group SRL, uses a hexapod, six-axis parallel-positioning and alignment system to provide […]
Exoskeleton companies have long been working with healthcare coverage providers to develop general coverage policies for exoskeletons. But many providers still look at exoskeletons on a case-by-case basis. ReWalk Robotics, a developer of medical exoskeletons for individuals with lower limb disabilities, said it is making some progress with a group of German statutory health insurers… […]
MIT researchers have developed soft sensors using conductive silicone sheets. As the sensorized arm stretches and compresses, electrical resistance is converted to an output voltage that’s used as a signal correlating to that movement. Credit: Ryan L. Truby, MIT CSAIL Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced that they have enabled a soft robotic […]
The novel coronavirus has increased interest in robots, drones, and artificial intelligence, even as some testing of autonomous vehicles pauses on public roads. These technologies can help deal with massive staffing shortages in healthcare, manufacturing, and supply chains; the need for “social distancing;” and diagnosis and treatment. We don’t yet know the long-term effects, but […]
Waymo is suspending some of its autonomous vehicle programs due to COVID-19, which is the disease the coronavirus causes. The company announced it has temporarily shut down its Waymo One ride-hailing service in the Phoenix area, which allows the public to ride in self-driving vehicles with trained human safety operators behind the wheel, and its […]
