According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cerebral palsy (CP)—caused by neurological damage before, during or after birth—is the most common movement disorder in children, limiting mobility and independence throughout…
Category: Robots
Designing custom robots in a matter of minutes
Even as robots become increasingly common across different parts of our world, they remain incredibly difficult to make. From designing and modeling to fabricating and testing, the process is slow and costly:…
4D Camera Could Improve Robot Vision, Virtual Reality and Self-driving Cars
Engineers at Stanford University and the University of California San Diego have developed a camera that generates four-dimensional images and can capture 138 degrees of information. The new camera — the first-ever…
MIT’s Kino provides Kinetic, “living” jewelry for dynamic fashion
MIT’s Kino project explores a dynamic future in which the accessories we wear are no longer static, but are instead mobile, living objects on the body. Engineered with the functionality of miniaturized…
Stanford’s Vinebot can grow without moving its whole body
Stanford researchers have developed a new type of soft, growing robot. This newly developed vine-like robot can grow across long distances without moving its whole body. It could prove useful in search…