[ad_1] Scanning electron microscopy images of human mesenchymal stem cells attached to a spherical microrobot. Credit: Jeon et al., Sci. Robot. 4, eaav4317 (2019) A team of researchers affiliated with [...]
[ad_1] UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Researchers in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering recently received a $389,919 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to investigate, explore and innovate [...]
[ad_1] Researchers have patented promising new robotics technology created through the Purdue Office of Technology Commercialization, and outlined in ‘3D Architected Soft Machines with Topologically Encoded Motion.’ Authors Debkalpa Goswami, [...]
[ad_1] Robots and drones have long tackled tasks that are dangerous for humans, and now they can add another item to the list – exploring the waters under the ice [...]
[ad_1] Researchers in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering have built a set of magnetic “tweezers” that can position a nano-scale bead inside a human cell in three dimensions with [...]
[ad_1] The U of T Engineering researchers' system uses six magnetic coils (pictured) to control the position of a microscopic iron bead within the device. The bead is small enough [...]
[ad_1] Columbia Engineering's robot learns what it is, with zero prior knowledge of physics, geometry, or motor dynamics. After a period of "babbling," and within about a day of intensive [...]
[ad_1] Screenshot of one of the videos used in the researchers’ experiments, depicting a child and a robot acting out the unexpected transfer story. Credit: Di Dio et al. The [...]
[ad_1] GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Agriculture, one of the world’s oldest vocations, is also one that continues to reinvent itself with new technology. From the introduction of the steel plow to [...]
[ad_1] The jelly bean experiment: PhD candidate Shane Saunderson conducted an exploratory study of persuasion strategies to observe which method would most influence a human’s decision. Credit: Shane Saunderson A [...]
