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  • Building the Human Body: The Bionic Hand
    Article - 29 Dec 2012
    In this series of Building the Human Body, focus is given to the design and development of the bionic hand.
  • Building the Human Body: The Bionic Brain
    Article - 28 Nov 2012
    This article is part of a series on building the human body and explores research on neural prosthetics and the idea of a bionic brain.
  • NASA's Curiosity Rover - Robotic Features
    Article - 30 Oct 2012
    The following article discusses the robotic features to NASA's Curiosity Rover.
  • Types of Electroactive Polymers
    Article - 20 Oct 2012
    The discovery of electroactive polymers (EAP) dates back to an experiment conducted by Roentgen in 1880 using a rubber band having a fixed end and a free end that can be charged and discharged.
  • Biomechatronic Design and Control
    Article - 4 Oct 2012
    Owing to the increase in the number of amputations during the American Civil War, the utilization of artificial limbs became popular.
  • An Introduction to Actuators
    Article - 1 Oct 2012
    Actuators are motors used in a control system. They are usually the final elements in the system. They use energy input and low power command signal to amplify the signal and produce the desired...
  • Hair Restoration with Precision Robotics
    Article - 28 Sep 2012
    The best known surgical hair restoration robot is the ARTAS System and is still the only precision-based robot approved by the FDA for its application in harvesting hair follicles.
  • Genetic Algorithms for Acquired Behavior
    Article - 21 Sep 2012
    Genetic algorithms are used to train several neural networks that encourage the ability of robots to explore their environment.
  • Types of Navigation Methods - Greedy Search Algorithm
    Article - 20 Sep 2012
    The greedy search algorithm is a traditional approach to robotic navigation that follows a local gradient. Upon implementing this method, a robot selects its path on the basis of only the positions,...
  • Robots Lend a Helping Hand to Elderly Care Services
    Article - 23 Aug 2012
    This article discusses the application of robots in assisting with elderly care.

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