Years ago, I was asked by a major tire manufacturer to develop a training video on wheel end safety. After working with this company’s engineers for a few months, we decided that we would attempt to ...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a new tactile sensing system that allows quadrupedal robots to carry loose, unsecured cylindrical objects on their backs without the cargo ...

Inspired by the remarkable strength and efficiency of dung beetles, researchers have developed robots that mimic the beetle’s unique object-rolling mechanics. A new study explains how dung beetles ...

“Rolling Fingers” is the new robotic hand, designed by researchers of the School of Industrial Engineering of the University of Malaga that can move objects in a single grasp, with no need to use two ...

On a roll: a 3D-printed trajectoid and its repeating downhill path (motion to the right) route. (Courtesy: Nature) Researchers in South Korea and Switzerland have developed an algorithm that creates ...