A study finds that wearing a commercially available exoskeleton does not turn one into a superhero. Researchers have tested a mechanical arm attached to a harness, which is usually worn by workers to help them lug heavy objects hands-free.
NASA scientists are always known to be on the quest for new platforms from which they can carry out their research. These scientists can now obtain benefits from two agency-developed unmanned aerial systems (UASs), that according to a few represent the future for drone aircraft.
Visualize an apartment tower capable of expanding — and downsizing — to respond to the rapidly varying lifestyles. This very out-of-the-box smart building design has won UB architecture professor Jin Young Song the first place in a global competition for design in a “self-evolving city.”
UC San Diego Engineers are employing soft robotics technology to create light, flexible gloves that enable users to feel tactile feedback when they interact with virtual reality situations.
Researchers at Tohoku University have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated the basic operation of spintronics-based artificial intelligence.
Carv, the world’s first digital ski coach that uses a smart boot insert to capture motion and pressure, has been developed by Motion Metrics Ltd, with the support of Robotae, a robotics and mechatronics consultancy. It is an example of a new generation of consumer electronics that uses sensor fusion.
A revolution was taking place at MIT on Thursday evening. The battleground was set, the targets were marked, the munitions were stocked, but the soldiers here were none other than robots.
Capping off what has been a fantastic year for Ecoppia, First Solar today certified the autonomous, waterless cleaning technology for use on solar sites deploying First Solar's PV modules.
SMAC Moving Coil Actuators, a leader in 21st century mechatronics, presented their new Micro SCARA Robot (MSR) to a standing room only at the iREX International Robotics Show in Tokyo, Japan, this December.
Using a telepresence system developed at EPFL, 19 people – including nine quadriplegics – were able to remotely control a robot located in one of the university laboratories. This multi-year research project aims to give a measure of independence to paralysed people. This technology has shown that it works well and is easy to use.