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With a CMOS circuit onboard, these microbots can walk autonomously

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Cornell researchers integrated a CMOS circuit on solar-powered microbots, allowing them to walk autonomously. (Image Credit: Cornell University/YouTube) Previously, Cornell developed tiny robots with crawling, swimming, walking, and folding capabili...
- 28 Oct 2022
Exoskeleton boot can improve your ability to walk

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Ava Lakmazaheri tests the exoskeleton boot, which can boost the wearer’s walking and running speed. (Image Credit: Kurt Hickman) People suffering from feet, ankle, and motor issues often find it difficult to walk around normally. Stanford Univ...
- 26 Oct 2022
These students around the world are changing everything

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Robert Sansone won first place in the ISEF for his magnet-free synchronous motor. (Image Credit: Society for Science) 17-year-old high school student Robert Sansone placed first in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) for ...
- 21 Oct 2022
This turtle bot can walk on land or swim in water

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The ART robot can change the shape of its limbs depending on the surrounding environment, allowing the bot to swim in water or walk on land. (Image Credit: Yale University) Robots with similar abilities as an animal have been popping up for the past...
- 18 Oct 2022
University of Utah developed the most advanced AI-powered prosthetic

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University of Utah's advanced AI prosthetic. (Image Credit: University of Utah/YouTube) University of Utah researchers developed the world's most advanced AI-powered leg prosthetic. This led to a partnership with Ottobock, the world's la...
- 12 Oct 2022
Advanced farm recently deployed its robotic apple-picking harvesters

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Advanced farm’s apple harvester autonomously picks 30 apples a minute. (Image Credit: advanced farm) Apple picking can be tiring for farmers, especially when facing a labor shortage over the past few years. This occurs everywhere around the wo...
- 7 Oct 2022
The metaverse could eventually take over the manufacturing industry

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(Image Credit: geralt/pixabay) Everyone is familiar with the metaverse, a network of 3D virtual reality (AR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) worlds accessible through a web browser or VR headset. In this way, users can immerse themse...
- 5 Oct 2022
Run HALCoGen on Windows 11 with scaled desktop - compatibility mode

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The HALCoGen device configuration utility of TI doesn't run well on a screen where the font size or Scale has been altered.The text will not line up with other display elements, such as lines, boxes. The windows 11 compatibility wizard has a solution...
- 5 Oct 2022
AR market size expects to reach $461.25 billion by 2030

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(Image Credit: Pixabay) AR is starting to gain popularity in mobile computing and business applications. It’s also expected to be more agile for other applications while evolving. Market Research Future (MRFR) released a report estimating...
- 4 Oct 2022
Elon Musk showcases Optimus, a walking humanoid robot

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Tesla unveiled the "Bumble C" prototype during the Tesla AI Day 2022 presentation. (Image Credit: Tesla) On September 30th, Elon Musk unveiled two Optimus robots during the Tesla AI Day 2022 presentation. Last year, Tesla "had a...
- 3 Oct 2022
Australia returns to climate action, solar and autonomous vehicles on farms

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(Image Credit: Markus Spiske/Unsplash) Chris Bowen, federal energy minister, recently announced Australia is returning to climate action. In addition to that news, global solar achieved one terawatt of capacity. Global polysilicon factories should r...
- 29 Sep 2022
Read about how Researchers 3D Print Hydrogel for Tissue Engineering for Future Soft Robotics Research

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The diagram shows how the fiber extruder embeds into the hydrogel. (Image Credit: Biohybrid and Organic Robotics Group, Carnegie Mellon University Recent hydrogel 3D printing advancements led to a hydrogel structure with complex 3D geometry, making ...
- 27 Sep 2022
Researchers develop drones that 3D print and repair structures during flight

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BuilDrone (right) 3D prints material while in-flight as the ScanDrone (left) monitors output. (Image Credit: University College London, Department of Computer Science, London. Dr. Vijay M. Pawar & Robert Stuart-Smith, Autonomous Manufacturing La...
- 23 Sep 2022
Singapore researchers develop assistive robot to prevent falls and assist in physiotherapy for the elderly

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There is now a way to prevent common elderly falls using a motorized robot to help support the user when needed. A robotic harness can change the lives of fall-risk elderlies. (Photo via NTU Singapore) According to the World Hea...
- 16 Sep 2022
NASA’s MOXIE device converted Martian atmospheric gases into breathable oxygen

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NASA successfully ran MOXIE experiments, converting Martian atmospheric gases into breathable oxygen. The lunchbox-sized device produces six grams of oxygen per hour. (Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA successfully performed a crucial Mars experi...
- 8 Sep 2022
Affordable prosthetic requires breathing for power and control

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University of Oxford researchers developed an affordable prosthetic that relies on the wearer’s breath for power and control. (Image Credit: Mobility India) People who lost their limbs can choose varying prosthetics to wear, including the cabl...
- 7 Sep 2022
Vertical farms: The future of crop growth?

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Vertical farms, like JFCo’s, could revolutionize how we grow and harvest crops, potentially overtaking greenhouse production. (Image Credit: JFCo) In June, Jones Food Company (JFCo) announced plans to build the world’s biggest vertical f...
- 30 Aug 2022
Researchers enhance acoustic tweezers to lift and manipulate small objects

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The researchers improved their acoustic tweezers, making them lift particles while achieving stability. (Image Credit: Tokyo Metropolitan University/YouTube) Sound waves are capable of exerting a physical force, especially when someone stands beside...
- 25 Aug 2022
Outrageous invention leads to snakes walking again!

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Allen Pan invented a robotic prosthetic for snakes, allowing these creatures to find their legs again. (Image Credit: Allen Pan/YouTube) Believe it or not, snakes endorsed legs and walked around prehistoric Earth approximately 150 million ...
- 19 Aug 2022
Humanoid robots start to make an appearance in construction sites

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These massive transformer-like robots are being deployed in Japan to help perform various construction tasks. (Image Credit: JR West) Is this the start of the end of traditional construction? The well-known Transformers franchise has inspired and st...
- 17 Aug 2022
AVNET SmartEdge IIOT Gateway: try MODBUS with RS-485

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I'm learning the MODBUS protocol. I'll first try it on Linux devices. My first step is to learn the core data exchange mechanisms and transport layer options.Transport layer options are TCP/IP and serial. I'm going to start with serial communica...
- 15 Aug 2022
Georgia Tech researchers demonstrated a robot in curved space defies physics

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Georgia Tech researchers demonstrated that a robot can move without applying force on something. (Image Credit: Georgia Tech) Humans, animals, and machines tend to push against the water, ground, or air to achieve movement. Physicists thought this w...
- 11 Aug 2022
Amazon announces plans to buy iRobot, making a big splash for its product line

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Recently, Amazon bought iRobot, the company that developed the robotic vacuum cleaner Roomba. (Image Credit: Onur Binay/Unsplash) Today, Amazon announced plans to purchase iRobot, the company behind the famed Roomba bot, for approximately $1.7 billi...
- 5 Aug 2022
This robot took matters into its own hands, breaking a chess player's finger

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www.youtube.com/watch During Moscow Open on July 10th, a chess-playing robot grabbed and broke a seven-year-old boy's finger. The entire incident occurred for just a few seconds before a few people rushed over and freed his finger from the ...
- 3 Aug 2022
These microbots can brush and floss your teeth for you

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The iron oxide nanoparticles microbot effectively removed plaque on teeth. These nanoparticles have magnetic and catalytic properties that prevent tooth decay by releasing an antimicrobial substance. (Image Credit: Minjun Oh/Penn Dental Medicine) Wo...
- 28 Jul 2022