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This programmable robot is so tiny you might miss it entirely

The newest generation of microrobots is so small that a single unit can perch on the ridge of a fingerprint and practically ...
IEEE

Development of a New Biped Robot With Adaptive Suction Modules for Curved-Surface Climbing

Abstract: Daily cleaning and maintenance of high-altitude pipes and curved surfaces in high-altitude buildings are high-risk tasks for human workers. Advanced robots are increasingly deployed to ...
IEEE

Dynamic Environment Adaptation in Biped Robots: A Reinforcement Learning Approach

Abstract: This study explores the integration of rhythmic control mechanisms and latent visual encoding to enhance bipedal locomotion in complex environments. While model-free reinforcement learning ...
Interesting Engineering

World’s smallest programmable robots think, swim, and sense temperature using light

Robots have just shrunk to the size of microorganisms. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have unveiled what they describe as the world’s smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots, ...
gearpatrol

This Ultralight Micro Knife Breathes New Life Into the Keychain Category

As much as I and many others love big, beefy EDC knives that can tackle just about anything, we sometimes overlook one fundamental truth. Which is that for probably 90 percent of everyday tasks (in a ...
Orthopedics This Week

Announcing a Micro-Robot for Shoulder Surgery

Shoulder Innovations, Interventional Systems Team Up / Source: Shoulder Innovations, Inc. The shoulder arthroplasty world just got a jolt of technological energy. Shoulder Innovations, Inc., a ...