Dynamic liquid crystal elastomer composites enable a 3D-printed soft robot that switches between three propulsion modes on ...

Too often we researchers "cook, then look" at nuclear materials, irradiating and then characterizing. However, nuclear materials in operando will be irradiated during service, and must perform as such ...

WILLIAMSON AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES, Ill. (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Transportation announced an overnight closure of Interstate 57 in Williamson and Franklin counties on April 20 and 21. I-57 ...

A collaborative research group has developed a bio-inspired robotic system based on insect behavior which can locate odor sources both indoors and outdoors with consistent accuracy, even if one of its ...

The robot-themed action figure series "ROBOT SPIRITS ver. A.N.I.M.E." from TAMASHII NATIONS, the collectors' toy division of Japan's BANDAI SPIRITS Company, has announced the latest product from the ...

Intuitive Surgical has been growing strongly as it builds out its surgical robotics business. This medical device competitor has just launched its own surgical robot in the United States. The reason ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A major milestone was reached on Friday in the ongoing expansion of the Kentucky Expo Center as the final structural beam was placed on top of the new 350,000-square-foot ...

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a process for 3D printing construction-grade structural elements using recycled plastic. The team’s design is for a 3D ...

The newest humanoid robot on the scene, Sprout, is not designed to carry boxes or stack shelves. Instead, this charming and relatively cheap model, roughly the size of a 9-year-old child, is meant to ...

Abstract: Modern cyber–physical systems (CPSs) and IoT-enabled smart factories rely on human–robot collaboration (HRC) to combine human intuition and robotic precision in real time. Balancing such HRC ...

A joint research team from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory has achieved precise control and real-time observation of ...

There are few proven uses for humanoid robots, but that hasn’t stopped investment pouring in. There are few proven uses for humanoid robots, but that hasn’t stopped investment pouring in. is a ...