Scientists from Honda Research Institute USA, Inc. (HRI-US) have synthesized atomically thin “nanoribbons” – atomic scale thickness, ribbon-shaped materials – that have broad implications for the future of quantum electronics, the area of physics dealing with the effects of quantum mechanics on the behavior of electrons in matter. The post Honda Research Institute Synthesizes Nanomaterials for […]
The researchers have developed a system using a standard industrial robot that uses a parallel jaw gripper to handle objects and an Ensenso N35 3D cameras to see the world around it. The team’s system involves allowing humans to make more complex decisions that AI isn’t equipped to do, while the robot determines how to […]
Researchers at Princeton University and the University of Washington have created an ultra-compact camera the size of a coarse grain of salt. The researchers said it can take pictures as well as a camera 500,000 larger in volume. The tiny camera could someday be used in minimally-invasive endoscopies with medical robots to diagnose and treat […]
Whether moving or positioning objects, accessing dangerous environments, handling hazardous materials like medical waste or simply helping out around the house, there is a tremendous demand for autonomous mobile robots. The post Precise motion systems drive autonomous mobile robots appeared first on The Robot Report.
The robotics industry has seen tremendous growth over the past couple of years. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this growth by opening up more sectors of the economy to robotics. Today, thousands of mobile robots are running around warehouses and factories, and robotic arms that were once welding or painting in a Toyota or GM factory […]
The ultimate purpose of robotics is to improve the human condition. Our bodies are vulnerable to damage and disrepair. In the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the entry on “care robots” highlights the societal benefits over countering dystopian fears… The post Brain-computer interface startups augmenting human body appeared first on The Robot Report.
A research team at North Carolina State University (NCSU) has developed a quicker thermal actuator for soft robotic devices. Actuators create motion by converting energy into work. The post NCSU researchers make faster thermal actuator appeared first on The Robot Report.
Researchers have discovered a hard-to-observe type of spin in a quantum mechanical system. In physics, a quantum mechanical system is a set of components that interact at the quantum scale. This is the realm of atoms and subatomic particles such as those defined in the Standard Model of Particle Physics. Spins are magnetic particles in […]
When walking through the halls of Cedars Sinai Hospital in LA, you might run into Moxi, a pair of white robots with light up, heart-shaped eyes. Moxi is tasked with helping nurses do time consuming but simple tasks, so they can have more time to do more complicated tasks. Nurses at Cedars Sinai use Moxi […]
Employees at Ward Aquafarms in Cape Cod frequently undergo the monumental task of overturning thousands of floating mesh bags of oysters. Farmworkers kayak out to the bags, which can weigh up to 70 lb, and flip each one by hand. The post Meet Oystamaran, MIT’s oyster-flipping robot appeared first on The Robot Report.
