They require only a single, small incision through which the robotic arms and camera enter. SURGEONS once made incisions large enough to get to a gallbladder or other organs by using convent... Read more
“This is a very challenging design problem” Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), such as those used by the military for surveillance and reconnaissance, could be getting a hand –and an arm... Read more
Helps teach and inspire anyone who didn’t think they wanted to make robots or learn about programming Though it turns out the kit–which shows that engineering can be a creative and art... Read more
This gripping system is very cheap and very robust “Jamming” has to be one of the coolest new actuation techniques we’ve seen in the last couple years, and we’ve recently covered a bu... Read more
Jakubowski isn’t selling a product; he’s selling a transformation in the way we live You have no idea how any of the stuff around you gets made. To be truly empowered, should you be able to... Read more
Which could enable it to sort objects into different bins, dispose of trash etc. Last year we looked at a universal robotic gripper, which was made by filling an elastic membrane with... Read more
CUHK Successfully Performed Hong Kong’s First Robotic Endoscopic Scarless Surgery – A Major Endoscopic Technological Breakthrough The Chinese University of Hong Kong announced on... Read more
Brain-Computer Interfacing (BCI) is a hot area of research. In the past year alone we’ve looked at a system to allow people to control a robotic arm and another that enables users to control... Read more
While creating robotic grippers to pick up objects that are all the same shape and consistency is relatively easy, difficulties arise when trying to create one versatile enough to handle a w... Read more
Researchers from the University of Central Florida (UCF) have created a computer-controlled robotic arm designed to help wheelchair-bound people perform actions such as grasping and lifting... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Vegetarian robots: Munching machines A ROBOT with dietary requirements might appear to be a bit far fetched, but a team of American researchers is developing a machine to... Read more