Fluid robot motion is the result of design choices among five options including pneumatics and strain wave gears.
This multi-objective setup encourages natural walking behavior rather than rigid or inefficient movement. A four-stage ...
NorthWest African Cheetahs at Chester Zoo. Image by Steve Wilson via Wikipedia (CC BY 2.0) NorthWest African Cheetahs at Chester Zoo. Image by Steve Wilson via Wikipedia (CC BY 2.0) Researchers from ...
While the capabilities of robots have improved significantly over the past decades, they are not always able to reliably and ...
It’s the metal, plastic, and wires that give the robot its shape and allow it to move around. Engineers in this field design ...
It’s a bizarre sight: With a short burst of light, a sponge-shaped robot scoots across a tiled surface. Flipped on its back, it repeatedly twitches as if doing sit-ups. By tinkering with the light’s ...