From sorting objects in a warehouse to navigating furniture while vacuuming, robots today use sensors, software control ...

MotionGen Pro is the kind of application capable of transforming the robotics and mechanical engineering industry by making it far more accessible. This application enables you to design and animate ...

Non-Cartesian actuators are improving applications where they weren't even feasible before. Full definition of their dynamics and kinematics helps designers extract maximum performance from these ...

FIRST Robotics teams, made up of school-age children, like to scout the competition. The 2018 championship at Cobo Hall in Detroit is won by forming alliances — the best teams get to pick their ...

Earlier this year, we heard about some tiny robots that used a bio-inspired mechanism to jump high into the air. The makers of those devices have now tweaked the design, creating bots that jump very ...

The next wave of kitchen automation will succeed not by showcasing exotic technology but by delivering measurable business ...

Three soft robotics researchers from Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy and the University of Montpellier in France have developed a unique snake-like robot that 3D prints its own ...

An egg-cracking beam relies on a hyperelastic torque reversal mechanism similar to that used by mantis shrimp and jumping fleas. Credit: Seoul National University. We usually think of robots as being ...

Dr Rob Wortham does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Castilleja High School robotics team members operate their robot at the 2024 FIRST Championship in Houston on April 17, 2024. Courtesy Castilleja High School. At approximately 121 pounds and 26 inches ...