NASA Begins Building VIPER – Its First Robotic Moon Rover
NASA’s first robotic lunar rover is officially coming together and the team building it is over the Moon. “I’m super excited…it makes me very proud…
NASA’s first robotic lunar rover is officially coming together and the team building it is over the Moon. “I’m super excited…it makes me very proud…
University of Arizona engineers have developed a system that allows autonomous vehicles to scout out underground habitats for astronauts. House hunting on Mars could soon…
Micro/nanorobots with self-propelling and -navigating capabilities have attracted extensive attention in drug delivery and therapy owing to their controllable locomotion in hard-to-reach body tissues. However,…
Most of us are familiar with robots that possess movable arms. These machines are commonly found in factory settings and are capable of performing various…
The soft robotic heart models are patient-specific and could help clinicians zero in on the best implant for an individual. No two hearts beat alike….
Researchers have created an artificial skin that surpasses human skin in its sensitivity to detect pressure applied by an object and its approach. In a…
Engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have created a new, rubber-like film that can jump high into the air independently, mimicking the motion of…
A persistent technological challenge has been the difficulty in scaling down the electrochemical performance of large-format batteries to smaller, microscale power sources, hindering their ability…
The loss of pollinators, such as bees, is a huge challenge for global biodiversity and affects humanity by causing problems in food production. At Tampere…
Future planetary missions could explore in extremely cold temperatures that stymie existing spacecraft, thanks to a project under development at JPL. When NASA returns to…
This contactless manipulation method has potential applications in industries including robotics and manufacturing. A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has…
One might easily think that robots are causing significant disruption in the labor market by replacing human workers, especially when considering examples like chatbots serving…
An adhesive that can stimulate muscles to stretch and contract has been developed – and it has the potential to prevent and enable recovery from…
COLDArm, the Cold Operable Lunar Deployable Arm, will significantly improve the utility of robotic arms for lunar landers. The arm will enable manipulation capabilities in…
Nanoengineers from the University of California, San Diego, have created tiny robots called microrobots that can swim around in the lungs, deliver medicine, and be…
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba discovered that wearing a soft robot can enhance the patient experience during medical treatments. While most of us cannot…
A jellyfish-like soft gripper simulates the mechanics of curly hair. You are aware of how difficult it is to grasp and hold onto items with…
A multidisciplinary UNSW team has discovered a method to transform nerve impulses into light, paving the way for more scalable brain implants. University of New…