Beyond Gravity has secured a contract to deliver robotic arm thruster pointing mechanisms for the small satellites Swissto12 ...

Gravity compensation mechanisms are essential innovations in robotics that counteract gravitational forces acting on manipulator arms and platforms. By offsetting the inherent weight-induced torques, ...

Scientists have developed HydroSpread, a novel technique for building soft robots on water, with wide-ranging possibilities ...

An egg-cracking beam relies on a hyperelastic torque reversal mechanism similar to that used by mantis shrimp and jumping fleas. Credit: Seoul National University. We usually think of robots as being ...

Humanoid robot investments face skepticism as industry leader Rodney Brooks warns current designs may never deliver.

In order for a soft-bodied robot to be practical, it has to be simple, light and energy-efficient, yet still reasonably quick. A newly developed mechanism fits the bill, and it's inspired by the ...

The more intelligent and autonomous robotics systems become, the more attractive—and vulnerable—they are to cyber threats.

Carnegie Mellon scientists create AggreBots, tiny lung-cell robots powered by cilia with controlled motility.Word excerpt: ...

A brand-new engineering approach to generate "designer" biological robots using human lung cells is underway in Carnegie ...

One of the challenges with humanoid robots, besides keeping them upright, is finding compact combinations of actuators and joint mechanisms that allow for good range of smooth motion while still ...