Computer Sciences
Researchers from the University of Southern California (USC) Department of Computer Science and NVIDIA have unveiled a new simulator for robotic cutting that can accurately reproduce the forces acting on a knife as it slices ...
Jul 22, 2021
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Robotics
Engineers have developed a new class of smart textiles that can shape-shift and turn a two-dimensional material into 3D structures.
Jul 13, 2022
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Robotics
The development of increasingly sophisticated sensors can facilitate the advancement of various technologies, including robots, security systems, virtual reality (VR) equipment and sophisticated prosthetics. Multimodal tactile ...
Robotics
Actuators, which convert electrical energy into motion or force, play a pivotal role in daily life, albeit often going unnoticed. Soft material-based actuators, in particular, have gained scientific attention in recent years ...
Nov 10, 2023
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Robotics
Modern-day robots are often required to interact with humans intelligently and efficiently, which can be enabled by providing them the ability to perceive touch. However, previous attempts at mimicking human skin have involved ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Robotics
Schools of fish, colonies of bees, and murmurations of starlings exhibit swarming behavior in nature, flowing like a liquid in synchronized, shape-shifting coordination. Through the lens of fluid mechanics, swarming is of ...
Mar 8, 2024
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Engineering
Researchers have fabricated hinges made of smart materials that can open or close when a small electric current is applied. By attaching these hinges to plastic modules of various shapes, the researchers showed that it's ...
Robotics
Boston Dynamics, the company many people know for its dog robot Spot, has unveiled a new bot targeting warehouses.
Mar 29, 2021
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Robotics
Researchers are calling for regulation to guide the responsible and ethical development of bio-hybrid robotics—a pioneering science which fuses artificial components with living tissue and cells.
Jul 22, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers at DTU have developed a new kind of electronic material that behaves almost exactly like human skin. The substance could be useful in soft robotics, medicine, and health care.
Jun 25, 2025
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