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  • The MIT Team Enabling Robots to Jump Across Uneven Terrain in Real-time
    Article - 22 Oct 2021
    Pulkit Agrawal and Gabriel Margolis from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) were part of a team that has developed a novel system that improves the agility and speed of legged robots as...
  • A Guide to Fluid Mechanics in Robotics
    Article - 25 Feb 2020
    The principles of fluid mechanics have started to be applied to robotics as a means to optimize performance.
  • What are Thin-Film Electrostatic Actuators?
    Article - 11 Apr 2019
    Robots are reliant on a complex system of power sources, wires, composite microstructures and circuitry to make them function.
  • Eco-Robots Can do the Underwater Tasks That Humans Cannot
    Article - 22 Jun 2017
    Large collective action is a sign of an industry trend; thus, Robots in Service of the Environment (RSE), a non-profit organization made up of Scientists, is signaling environmental robotic...
  • A Practical Approach to Tuning Motion Service Loops
    Article - 5 Aug 2016
    Servo motors are capable of creating torque in a linearly expected fashion, which makes them suitable for use in closed loop systems. While servo motors are known to have excellent performance...
  • A Helping Hand in Robotic Dexterity
    Article - 7 Jul 2014
    Traditionally, one of the most challenging areas of robotics has been the ability to successfully emulate human behaviour. Now, products like the 'Dextrus' hand from the Open Hand Project may mean low...
  • Intermediate Robotics - Navigation: Compass
    Article - 24 Jul 2013
    A compass is a navigational device capable of showing directions of reference which is relative to the earth’s surface. It can be a valuable sensor used in robots for navigation in an outdoor...
  • Intermediate Robotics - Shaft Encoder
    Article - 23 Jul 2013
    An encoder is a sensor that is fixed to a rotating object such as wheel or motor to measure the rotation of the object. This measurement can help robots to determine the angle of a rotating sensor,...
  • What is a Robotic Manipulator?
    Article - 19 Jul 2013
    Industry-specific robots perform several tasks such as picking and placing objects, and movement adapted from a fully-functioning human arm.
  • Roboticized Parking Lot Systems
    Article - 4 Jun 2013
    Millions of cars are sold annually by automobile manufacturers across the world, with nearly 8 and a half million vehicles being sold by Toyota alone each year. With the increasing number of vehicles...

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