Fluidic circuits add analog options for controlling soft robots
Add analog and air-driven to the list of control system options for soft robots.
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Soft robots that grip with the right amount of force
Tool use has long been a hallmark of human intelligence, as well as a practical problem to solve for a vast array of robotic applications. But machines are still wonky at exerting just the right amount of force to control ...
Sep 23, 2022
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Scaling up the production of liquid metal circuits
Carnegie Mellon mechanical engineering researchers have developed a new scalable and reproducible manufacturing technique that could accelerate the mainstream adoption and commercialization of soft and stretchable electronics.
Aug 30, 2022
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Wearables take 'logical' step toward onboard control
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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Vintage SLAC accelerator software spreads its wings
Pioneering software called ACE3P was developed almost a quarter century ago to fine-tune the design of particle accelerators and their components. Now its latest incarnation is being adapted for scientific supercomputing ...
Aug 29, 2022
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A wearable textile-based pneumatic energy harvesting system for assistive robotics
Everybody could use a third arm sometimes, but for some it would be particularly helpful.
Aug 25, 2022
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3D printing microscale ice structures for advanced manufacturing and biomedical engineering
Big scientific breakthroughs often require inventions at the smallest scale. Advances in tissue engineering that can replace hearts and lungs will require the fabrication of artificial tissues that allow for the flow of blood ...
Aug 19, 2022
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Back to the drawing board: Reinventing offshore wind turbines
Brandon Ennis, Sandia National Laboratories' offshore wind technical lead, had a radically new idea for offshore wind turbines: instead of a tall, unwieldy tower with blades at the top, he imagined a towerless turbine with ...
Aug 16, 2022
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How a slender, snake-like robot could give doctors new ways to save lives
Jessica Burgner-Kahrs, the director of the Continuum Robotics Lab at the University of Toronto Mississauga, and her team are building very slender, flexible and extensible robots, a few millimeters in diameter, for use in ...
Aug 12, 2022
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Machine-learning model monitors and adjusts 3D printing process to correct errors in real-time
Scientists and engineers are constantly developing new materials with unique properties that can be used for 3D printing, but figuring out how to print with these materials can be a complex, costly conundrum.
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