A new robotic prosthetic leg prototype offers a more natural gait while also being quieter and more energy efficient than other designs. The study is published in the journal IEEE Transactions on…
Category: Robots
MIT’s Soft Robotic Grippers handle Cables with unprecedented dexterity
For humans, it can be challenging to manipulate thin flexible objects like ropes, wires, or cables. But if these problems are hard for humans, they are nearly impossible for robots. As a…
Transparent, reflective objects now within grasp of robots
Kitchen robots are a popular vision of the future, but if a robot of today tries to grasp a kitchen staple such as a clear measuring cup or a shiny knife, it…
Jellyfish-inspired soft robots can outswim their natural counterparts
Engineering researchers at North Carolina State University and Temple University have developed soft robots inspired by jellyfish that can outswim their real-life counterparts. More practically, the new jellyfish-bots highlight a technique that…
CSAIL robot disinfects Greater Boston Food Bank in half an hour using UV-C light
Chemical cleaning products are effective against the spreading of COVID-19, but using them to disinfect larger settings can be expensive, dangerous, and time-consuming. Across the globe there are thousands of warehouses, grocery…