• Spider-Inspired Robot Spins Web

    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 can…

  • Researchers Develop Drone with Bird-Like Legs

    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 (Robotic Avian-Inspired…

  • Rockwell’s ArmorKinetix Distributed Servo Drives Facilitate Smaller Machine Designs

    The ArmorKinetix Servo Drives can also lower system costs and increase productivity and uptime. (Image via Rockwell) Rockwell Automation touts its new ArmorKinetix Distributed Servo Drives as the technology behind faster deployments and more capable…

  • Maple Seed-Inspired Robot Uses Light to Control Its Glide Path

    Image showing a natural maple samara (left) and artificial seed (right) while descending. (Image Credit: Jianfeng Yang / Tampere University) Researchers at Tampere University, Finland, and the University of Pittsburgh collaborated to develop a robot…

  • NASA Seeks New Plans for The Mars Sample Return Mission

    An illustration of the Mars Sample Return mission. (Image Credit: NASA/ESA/JPL-Caltech ) According to NASA, the existing Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission plans to return the Mars rock samples before 2040 need to be reconsidered. The space agency says…

  • Engineers create a caterpillar-shaped robot that splits into segments, reassembles, hauls and crawls

    Read more at https://techxplore.com/news/2024-05-caterpillar-robot-segments-reassembles-hauls.html In this video: The soft robot can separate and reassemble, and it can crawl through twisting spaces. Credit: Princeton University Subscribe: https:/...
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  • Northrop Grumman Gets the Thumbs up to a Railway System on the Moon

    We could see a railway network on the lunar surface. (Image Credit: NASA ) Northrop Grumman announced it received a contract from DARPA to create a concept for a railway system across the moon. This is part of the decade-long Lunar Architecture (LunA…

  • Engineers Design a Tiny Robotic Swarm That Behaves Similarly to Ants

    The tiny robot (left) mimicked an ant’s behavior, and the swarm performed four different tasks in the experimental arena (right). (Image Credit: communications engineering ) When are we getting swarmbots as toys? Researchers recently developed a swarm…

  • “Robotic” Seed Planter May Help in the Fight Against Climate Change

    The robot seed planter imitates the Erodium seed’s planting process --- drilling into the earth. (Image Credit: Carnegie Mellon University ) Ecosystems are being threatened and damaged by the ongoing climate crisis. To help address this, researchers…

  • Robot Provides Insight into Migration and Eating Habits of Eels

    The 1-guilla robotic eel’s underwater undulations could provide insight into how eels can migrate thousands of miles without eating. (Image credit: EPFL ) Researchers at EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) have developed a robotic eel they…

  • Robot Provides Insight into Migration and Eating Habits of Eels

    The 1-guilla robotic eel’s underwater undulations could provide insight into how eels can migrate thousands of miles without eating. (Image credit: EPFL ) Researchers at EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne) have developed a robotic eel they…

  • Researchers Develop Microbots Suitable For Medical Purposes

    By using advanced, smart materials, tiny, soft robots could be useful for medical applications like biopsies and cell/tissue transportation. (Image Credit: Waterloo Engineering/YouTube) University of Waterloo researchers developed smart, advanced materials…

  • Robotic Needle Could Help Patients Diagnosed With Cancer

    Image showing the robotic components like the steerable needle, bronchoscope, and actuation unit. (Image Credit: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Lung cancer claims more lives than any other cancer type in the US. It’s difficult to treat…

  • Japanese Scientists Are Developing a Durable Robotic Gripper

    ROSE can pick up all sorts of objects, even if the sleeve is damaged. (Image Credit: JSAID) Robots must be more careful while grasping brittle objects to avoid damaging them, and one way to do that involves a special gripper integration. JSAIT researchers…

  • Mori3: A polygon shape-shifting robot for space travel

    By combining inspiration from the digital world of polygon meshing and the biological world of swarm behavior, the Mori3 robot can morph from 2-D triangles into almost any 3-D object. Read more at https://techxplore.com/news/2023-06-mori3-polygon-...
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  • Student Hybrid Rocket Reaches The Highest Altitude, Setting A New World Record

    The team's rocket reached an altitude of 64 kilometers. (Image Credit: HyEnD / University of Stuttgart) On April 18th, the Hybrid Engine Development (HyEnD) team at the University of Stuttgart launched and set an altitude record for its student-built…

  • Reddmatter: The Future of Superconductivity

    Researchers not only raised the temperature, but also lowered the pressure required to achieve superconductivity. In a historic achievement, University of Rochester researchers have created a superconducting material at both a temperature and pres...
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  • Limestone skeletons and robots are helping save coral reefs

    Coral reefs are dying due to global ocean temperatures, but Taryn Foster’s solution could help save them. (Image Credit: GeoNadir/Unsplash) According to Taryn Foster, the chief of Coral Maker , Australia’s coral reef can be saved much faster than expected…

  • Researchers develop a lizard-like robot for Mars exploration

    Researchers developed a lizard-like robot that could one day assist in future Mars missions. (Image Credit: Chen et al (MDPI, 2023) Thanks to technological advancements, humanity is unlocking new space exploration innovations, paving the way to discoveries…

  • The SORA-Q mini rover is headed to the moon!

    SORA-Q is a tiny round rover that navigates the moon. (Image Credit: Takara Tomy ) JAXA sent a mini round rover to the moon! On December 11th, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched with Takara Tomy’s SORA-Q and iSpace’s Hakuto-R M1 lunar lander aboard. (You…

  • Utah Bionic Leg

    Researchers at the University of Utah’s Bionic Engineering Lab have developed the “Utah Bionic Leg,” the most advanced bionic leg ever created. Now, the university has forged a new partnership with the worldwide leader in the prosthetics industry,...
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  • The metaverse could eventually take over the manufacturing industry

    (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 themselves…

  • NASA’s MOXIE device converted Martian atmospheric gases into breathable oxygen

    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 experiment…

  • Researchers enhance acoustic tweezers to lift and manipulate small objects

    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…

  • Outrageous invention leads to snakes walking again!

    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 years ago…