Innovative robot fingers hold promise for assistive living, prosthetics
There's nothing quite like the comforting squeeze of your partner's hand. But a robot's hand? That's perhaps a bit different.
Jun 11, 2019
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There's nothing quite like the comforting squeeze of your partner's hand. But a robot's hand? That's perhaps a bit different.
Jun 11, 2019
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Engineering
The deep ocean—dark, cold, under high pressure, and airless—is notoriously inhospitable to humans, yet it teems with organisms that manage to thrive in its harsh environment. Studying those creatures requires specialized ...
Aug 1, 2018
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What would the world look like if socially skilled robots stepped into the roles normally reserved for humans?
Dec 3, 2020
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A robotic gripping arm that uses engineered bacteria to "taste" for a specific chemical has been developed by engineers at the University of California, Davis, and Carnegie Mellon University. The gripper is a proof-of-concept ...
Jun 26, 2019
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Researchers from the National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), Massachusetts Institute of Technology and AMBER, the SFI Research Centre for Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research have today (Thursday, 29 ...
Aug 29, 2019
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Soft robots use pliant materials such as elastomers to interact safely with the human body and other challenging, delicate objects and environments. A team of Rice University researchers has developed an analytical model ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Researchers have made groundbreaking advancements in the field of soft robotics by developing film-balloon (FiBa) soft robots. These innovative robots, designed by a team led by Dr. Terry Ching and corresponding author Professor ...
Aug 16, 2024
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Soft robots are a class of robotic systems made of compliant materials and capable of safely adapting to complex environments. They have seen rapid growth recently and come in a variety of designs spanning multiple length ...
Aug 29, 2019
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Robotics
Magnetic soft robots are a promising option for contactless control in confined environments via external magnetic stimuli. Magneto-induced motions, i.e., magnetomotility, are driven by local deformation of a robot whereby ...
Nov 20, 2019
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Robotics
Killer robots are already among us. Not weaponised drones, but industrial robots working alongside humans in factories that can cause significant injuries and occasionally deaths if an accident occurs. In 2015, an employee ...
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