Robotics
Traditionally, soft robots have been made using synthetic polymers, rubbers, and plastics. Such materials provide soft robots with long operational lives and stable structures, but may pose risks to the environment if lost ...
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A team of material scientists at the University of Maryland, working with one colleague from Jiaotong University and another from Beihang University, both in China, has developed a cleaner approach to building cooling systems ...
Hardware
Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute (RI) have designed a system that makes an off-the-shelf quadruped robot nimble enough to walk a narrow balance beam—a feat that is likely the first of its kind.
Apr 17, 2023
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Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) in Genoa has realized a new soft robot inspired by the biology of earthworms, which is able to crawl thanks to soft actuators that elongate ...
Mar 1, 2023
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In every sector, sustainability and energy efficiency have become pressing concerns, and robotics is no exception.
Jan 5, 2023
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Engineering
Three-dimensional (3D) mesostructures, assembled from 2D patterned precursors through compressive force, are compatible with most advanced planar semiconductor technologies (e.g., photolithography), functional materials (e.g., ...
Nov 16, 2022
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A team of researchers from Korea University, Ajou University and Hanyang University, all in the Republic of Korea, has created a tiny aquabot propelled by fins made of a porous hydrogel imbued with nanoparticles. In their ...
Robotics
Add analog and air-driven to the list of control system options for soft robots.
Sep 28, 2022
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Engineering
For all the talk about embedding computers in clothing, here's an interesting option. Make the clothing the computer, and do it without electricity.
Aug 30, 2022
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Engineering
In recent years, material scientists have designed a wide range of innovative materials that could be used to create new technologies, including soft robots, controllers and smart textiles. These materials include artificial ...
