In late 2017, three entrepreneurs — Abhinav Das, Aditya Bhatia and Akash Bansal — came to the mutual realization that the final steps of building furniture — specifically painting and sanding — were ...

A new development in affordable, open-source mobile networks that enables near-real-time control of robotic arms could help ...

A programmable metamaterial finger can lock into four positions without electronics. A simpler, more functional future for ...

Industrial robot arms are curious devices, found everywhere from the back of old engineering classrooms where they taught kinematics in the 90s, to the factory floor where they do the same thing over ...

Each of the four tool holders can use vacuum cups or grippers mounted on individual linear actuators, which can be programmed for as many as 28 separate locations. The programmable EOAT will save the ...

Most robots get around with tracks or wheels, but [Dave] had something different in mind. Sufficiently unbothered by the prospect of mixing electronics and water, [Dave] augmented a canoe with twin, ...

Programmable matter and robotic systems represent a dynamic frontier in materials science and robotics, where discrete, often modular units are designed to change their physical properties and ...

Ever wished you had a personal assistant that could not only help you stay productive but also entertain you during breaks? Enter KT2 Kungfu Turtle, a versatile, pocket-sized robot that promises to ...

(Nanowerk News) Imagine intelligent infrastructure that automatically self-assembles, reshapes and repairs itself on demand. Buildings that organically grow new rooms when needed, self-optimizing ...