Robotics
In materials science and applied physics, researchers expect actuation systems to perform similarly to natural phenomena. As a classic example, scientists proposed to engineer bioinspired materials that mimicked the camouflage ...
Engineering
An automated system developed by MIT researchers designs and 3-D prints complex robotic parts called actuators that are optimized according to an enormous number of specifications. In short, the system does automatically ...
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Soft robots can't always compete with the hard. Their rigid brethren dominate assembly lines, perform backflips, dance to Bruno Mars' "Uptown Funk," fly, dive, and walk through volcanoes.
Jun 26, 2019
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Engineers have shown it is technically possible to guide a tiny robotic capsule inside the colon to take micro-ultrasound images.
Jun 19, 2019
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Engineers at Duke University are developing a smart robotic system for sniffing out pollution hotspots and sources of toxic leaks. Their approach enables a robot to incorporate calculations made on the fly to account for ...
Apr 18, 2019
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A new learning system developed by MIT researchers improves robots' abilities to mold materials into target shapes and make predictions about interacting with solid objects and liquids. The system, known as a learning-based ...
Apr 17, 2019
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As a genetic material, DNA is responsible for all known life. But DNA is also a polymer. Tapping into the unique nature of the molecule, Cornell engineers have created simple machines constructed of biomaterials with properties ...
Apr 11, 2019
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The world's elderly population is booming. The number of older people—those age 60 years or older—is expected to more than double by 2050 and is growing faster than all younger age groups across the globe.
Apr 8, 2019
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A soft robot, attached to a balloon and submerged in a transparent column of water, dives and surfaces, then dives and surfaces again, like a fish chasing flies. Soft robots have performed this kind of trick before. But unlike ...
Mar 25, 2019
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Researchers at North Carolina State University have created 3-D-printed flexible mesh structures that can be controlled with applied magnetic fields while floating on water. The structures can grab small objects and carry ...
Jan 23, 2019
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