Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...

Soft robots and soft materials are being explored by researchers to advance work in robotics, medicine and health care, and ...

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A soft robotic system uses liquid crystal elastomers to merge shape shifting, gripping, and color change, demonstrating fully ...

BEDFORD, Mass., Oct. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Energid Technologies, provider of Actin®, the premier Robotics Software Development Kit (SDK), and Schilling Robotics, a division of TechnipFMC and ...

Autonomous robot navigation is an area that has undergone much research and development, leading to a wide range of robotic platforms. These range from mass-produced robotic vacuums, to mid-sized ...

The Lab has a wide variety of robots, field control systems, testbeds, instruments, and support equipment, all of which are routinely used in order to perform field ...

A control system for deformable robot-fingertips was developed for grasping and releasing objects. Previously developed robot fingertips with high friction texture can stably grasp a paper box, a soft ...

AeroVironment has agreed to acquire robotic control system maker Tomahawk Robotics for approximately $120 million in a push to further extend the interoperability and interconnectivity of unmanned ...