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Origami Inspires the Development of Transformative Structures and Materials

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Novelino has created many different structures inspired by origami. (Image Credit: Rice University) Scientists often turn to the art of paper folding as a source of inspiration to build projects. Larissa Novelino, assistant professor of civil and en...
- 4 Sep 2025
Foxconn Collaborating with TECO to Build Data Centers

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Foxconn sign from their Wisconsin facility. (via Foxconn) When Foxconn moves, so does the market. Foxconn, a major Apple manufacturer, is setting foot in the AI world by collaborating with TECO to construct all-in-one next-gen data centers. Foxconn ...
- 12 Aug 2025
Researchers 3D-print Robot Upside Down that Walks

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The tiny, soft robot walks right away after being printed. (Image Credit: University of Edinburgh) For the first time, University of Edinburgh researchers used an open-source, customized 3D printer to create soft, tiny robots that walk after being ...
- 31 Jul 2025
Apera Implements New Features to Its Browser-Based AI Vision Design Studio

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Apera introduced new features to its browser-based AI vision design studio. (Image Credit: Apera Forge) Canadian company Apera has been advancing its browser-based AI vision design studio called Apera Forge that streamlines 4D vision-guided robotics...
- 23 Jul 2025
Industrial Automation Gets a Brain: The Power of AI in Modern Robotics

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Imagine a factory where robots don’t just follow orders—they think, learn, and make decisions on the fly. They adapt to changing parts, inspect products with machine vision, and even tell you when they're about to break down. Sounds like ...
- 5 Jun 2025
Affordable Robotic Arm Gets Stronger with the Raspberry Pi Pico

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(Image credit: element 14 via YouTube) Desktop robotic arms are a great tool to have, but they tend to lean more on the pricier side for the more advanced models. Electrical engineer Milos Rasic understood that notion when he designed his first robo...
- 16 May 2025
Startup Completes Hypersonic Test Flight

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Stratolaunch completed a test flight of its Talon-A2 hypersonic aircraft. (Image Credit: Stratolaunch/Julian Guerra) Private American aerospace startup Stratolaunch launched its Talon-A2 (TA-2) hypersonic plane, completing two test flights around th...
- 9 May 2025
LEGO is Making Its Tires Out of Recycled Materials

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LEGO is taking a more sustainable and green approach with its rubber tire production process. (Image Credit: LEGO) LEGO is driving toward a more sustainable and green route. The company recently announced it produces tires out of 30% recycled materi...
- 3 Apr 2025
Spider-Inspired Robot Spins Web

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The robot spun a bridge with a steel balance weight supporting it to demonstrate the load capacity. (Image Credit: Marie Vihmar et al.) Robotic components are usually built in factories, which turn out to be rigid with no versatility. Now, robots ca...
- 25 Mar 2025
Researchers Develop Open-Source Framework for Advancing Wearable Robotics

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The innovative framework takes advantage of movement-assistive robots designed to aid mobility-impaired individuals and enhance the performance of athletes. (Image credit: University of Twente) Researchers from the University of Twente (Netherlands...
- 6 Mar 2025
Researchers Develop Robotic Swarm That Acts Like a Smart Material

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These tiny disk-shaped robots work together to lift and manipulate objects or support weight. (Image Credit: Brian Long/UCSB) UC researchers sought inspiration from embryonic tissues to develop a swarm of robots that act like smart material. The dis...
- 5 Mar 2025
This Device Could Put Out Fires Using Nothing But Low-Frequency Sound Waves

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Operating at 30-60 hertz, the sound extinguisher douses flames in just seconds. (Image Credit: George Mason University/YouTube) Back in 2015, two engineering students at George Mason University developed a fire extinguisher that puts out fires usin...
- 26 Feb 2025
Researchers Turn to Nature to Develop Robotic Butterfly

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The robotic butterfly wings are actuated via magnetic fields and can perform precision movements without electronics or batteries. (Image credit: University of Darmstadt) German researchers from the Technical University of Darmstadt and the Helmholt...
- 14 Feb 2025
Researchers Develop Drone with Bird-Like Legs

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The RAVEN drone features bird-inspired legs to help improve walking, jumping, take-off, and landing capabilities. (Image Credit: Alain Herzog) École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and UC Irvine researchers built RAVEN...
- 18 Dec 2024
Ikea Kallax Insert with Door as DIN rail housing

Jan Cumps

Ikea Kallax is a modular storage range. Used in houses and offices. I'm going to turn their "Insert With Door" into an industrial DIN plug-in. It will be able to hold automation and compute devices in an office-like environment. An i...
- 23 Nov 2024
Robotic Arms Play The Cello For The First Time As Part of a Symphony Orchestra

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The cello-playing robot performed a piece composed by Jacob Muhlrad at the Malmö Live Concert Hall in Sweden (Image Credit: malmosymfoniorkester/Instagram) In a world-first, two industrial robotic arms played the cello with a symphony orchestr...
- 22 Nov 2024
TEPCO Collected Melted Fuel Sample from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant

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Penetration from the robotic telescope. (Image Credit: TEPCO) Telesco, a remote-controlled extendable robot, recently retrieved a small amount of melted fuel from a reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. According to the Tokyo Electri...
- 8 Nov 2024
Robots Race in Micromouse Maze Competition

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The HAL900 micromouse robot participated in the APEC 2024 micromouse competition. (Image Credit: Micromouse/Youtube) Anyone else feel the need to compete in this? For years, competitors have participated in Micromouse events to build a small, autono...
- 5 Nov 2024
Meet These Three Interesting Robots – a Conductor, Doctor and a Shark

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The MAiRA Pro S robot is an ensemble of three arms that conduct music. (Image Credit: David.Suenderhauf/Hellerau hall) Dresden, Germany, deployed MAiRA Pro S, a three-arm music conducting robot that acts like a human orchestra conductor. Recently, i...
- 23 Oct 2024
Mushrooms on the Move: Mushroom Given Robot Body and Learns to Crawl

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The biohybrid robot uses the mushroom’s rhythmic voltage spikes to control its locomotion. (Image credit: Cornell University) It’s almost unbelievable. Researchers from Cornell University have placed a mushroom behind the controls of a r...
- 10 Sep 2024
California Startup Comes Up with a New Way to Generate Power with Sunlight at Night

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Reflect Orbital tested its concept by fitting mylar mirrors on a hot air balloon that reflected sunlight on a moving truck. (Image Credit: Reflect Orbital) Fly by night, conceptual, viral, whatever the case may be, this idea is inspiring. It's ...
- 3 Sep 2024
Silicone Raspberries Used to Train Robot Harvesters

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EPFL has developed a robotic arm capable of identifying ripe fruit and can harvest them without damage. (Image credit: EPFL) Engineers from EPFL's CREATE Lab have developed and tested a robotic arm capable of harvesting raspberries without dama...
- 22 Aug 2024
Tons of E-Waste Could be Prevented with New Recyclable Circuit Boards

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The new material has nearly the same performance as traditional PCB material but can be completely recycled. Researchers from the University of Washington have developed a new formulation for circuit boards that offers performance on par with tradi...
- 19 Aug 2024
How The Las Vegas "Sphere" Works

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The Las Vegas Sphere is a technological feat, boasting the world's largest interior and exterior screens. (Photo by Y2kcrazyjoker4 is licensed under CC BY 4.0) With a $2.3 billion construction cost, the Las Vegas Sphere is home to the world'...
- 16 Aug 2024
Japanese Government Retires the Floppy Disk

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Last month, the Japanese Digital Agency scrapped all 1,034 regulations governing floppy disk use, except for one that applies to vehicle recycling. (Image credit: Wikipedia) It's almost the end of floppy disk use in the industrial world. The Jap...
- 6 Aug 2024