University of Glasgow scientists developed a robot with built-in strain sensors to measure its body position before moving forward. (Image Credit: University of Glasgow) University of Glasgow engineers recently developed robots that move similar...
This image shows an artist’s illustration of a futuristic space station. Kind of copied Deep Space 9 there. China wants to build a 0.6-mile long spacecraft. (Image Credit: ParallelVision/Pixabay) China has big and ambitious space plans! Th...
Scientists employed a voter model protocol for a robotic swarm to complete a particular task and found that robots were more effective at completing that task by communicating with nearby robots instead of the entire swarm. (Image credit: University ...
Dawn’s Robot Cafe in Tokyo provides people with mental and physical disabilities with job opportunities by allowing them to operate a robot waiter from home. (Image Credit: Dawn Avatar Robot Cafe) As part of a pilot program in inclusive employme...
Tesla is working on a 5’8”, 125-pound robot named Tesla Bot that could perform ordinary human tasks and follow commands. (Image Credit: Tesla) During Tesla’s AI Day event, Elon Musk announced that his company is currently developing a humanoid r...
Developed by the Paris-based exoskeleton manufacturer Wandercraft, these devices make it easier for people to walk. (Image Credit: Wandercraft) Recently, Jean-Louise Constanza, a co-founder of Wandercraft, built an exoskeleton for his 16-year-ol...
Mark Rober’s robot named the Dominator created this Super Mario-themed mural in just over 24 hours. (Image Credit: Mark Rober) Nothing demands automation more than setting up dominos. Engineer and YouTuber Mark Rober developed a robot named Dom...
Artificially innervated foam (AiFoam) was designed using high-elasticity polymer infused with metal particles and tiny electrodes, giving it the ability to self-heal and a sense of touch. (Image credit: National University of Singapore via YouTube) &...
OSU engineers used a deep reinforcement learning algorithm to train Cassie to run 5km. (Image Credit: Oregon State University) Cassie, a bipedal robot developed by Oregon State University and Agility Robotics, ran a five-kilometer route in over ...
The 8-bit pneumatic RAM chip helps a soft robot control its movements. (Image Credit: William Grover/UC Riverside) Soft robots still run on circuitry and various electronics to operate, which can introduce some limitations for advancements. A ne...
China’s space activity is starting to rival the US. (Image Credit: CNSA) Richard Branson on Virgin Galactic is interesting and all, but China is where we all should be looking. The ongoing pandemic may have slowed down China’s space program...
The Smellicopter mimics a real moth when it detects a scent. To stay targeted on the odor, the moth shifts its body left or right, as needed. (Image Credit: Mark Stone/University of Washington) Meet the Smellicopter, a tiny drone that uses an o...
The SeaCleaner’s Manta ship, which relies on renewable energy for power, is a ground-breaking solution for ocean cleanup. (Image Credit: Synthes3D for The SeaCleaners) Manta, a cleanup vessel developed by the SeaCleaners, removes plastic waste f...
EPFL scientists demonstrate an artificial leaf that produces oxygen from water, solar energy, and semiconducting polymers. (Image Credit: LMNO/EPFL) Photosynthesis, which isn't efficient for plants, involves converting water and sunlight int...
Researchers are working on new wave energy converter designs to harness energy from ocean waves. A diagram showing how the DEEC-Tec flexWEC can harness energy from ocean waves. (Image credit: NREL) If you’ve ever seen a surfer wipe out, you know...
The bioprinting technology can print a 96-well array of human tissue samples in just 30 minutes. (Image Credit: Biofabrication) Rapidly 3D printing large batches of customized biological tissues would ultimately make drug development faster and ...
The transformer robot is expected to collect data on the lunar surface to determine how the regolith affects the crewed pressurized rover’s driving performance. (Image Credit: JAXA/TOMY Company/Sony/Doshisha University) Transformers on the Moon?...
Cloud providers show you how to provision devices and set up your IoT environment from a portal.It's the best way to get started. But it doesn't scale. If your organisation sells many devices, the process should be automated. Safely.To enable that, m...
MA Corporation developed the bag to allow pet owners to walk their fish and keep fish fresh for consumption. (Image Credit: MA Corporation/Instagram) Have you ever taken your fish for a walk? Ever wanted to? Well, you may be able to soon! MA Cor...
The Moonlight mission involves using a Lunar Pathfinder satellite to expand satellite navigation signals to the Moon. (Image Credit: ESA) The first time I heard the idea of a Moon-based navigation was from the manga Uchuu Kyoudai (Space Brothers...
The SmartEdge IIOT GatewaySmartEdge IIOT Gateway is a Raspberry Pi 3 Compute based industrial Linux box.It runs Raspbian with some additions.There's a set of industrial hardware extensions. In this blog I review the isolated RS-485 bus. Hardware...
AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard. In this blog series I'm learning how to talk to it with Node-RED.In this post: authentication with a hardware support: Truste...
AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard. In this blog series I'm learning the Python SDK and integrating BLE devices.In this post: check how it looks like on a custom...
AVNET's iotconnect.io cloud platform is an online service that you can use to send data to, and then show it on a dashboard. In this blog series I'm learning the Python SDK and integrating BLE devices.In this post: talk to the RSL10 sensor kit via it...
