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- Robotics | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robotic probe quickly measures key properties of new materials Developed to analyze new semiconductors, the system could streamline the development of more powerful solar panels
- Robots: Facts about these programmable and autonomous machines | Live . . .
Robots include a wide variety of machines, such as the giant arms used to make cars, automatic vacuum cleaners, humanoid machines that look like people and do backflips, and robotic dogs
- Robotics news, features and articles - Live Science
Discover how robots can help push the realms of science and engineering with the latest robotics news, features and articles
- A new model offers robots precise pick-and-place solutions
Pick-and-place machines are a type of automated equipment used to place objects into structured, organized locations These machines are used for a variety of applications — from electronics assembly to packaging, bin picking, and even inspection — but many current pick-and-place solutions are limited Current solutions lack “precise generalization,” or the ability to solve many tasks
- This fast and agile robotic insect could someday aid in mechanical . . .
New insect-scale microrobots can fly more than 100 times longer than previous versions The new bots, also significantly faster and more agile, could someday be used to pollinate fruits and vegetables
- Robotic hand can identify objects with just one grasp
MIT-developed soft-rigid robotic fingers incorporate powerful sensors along their entire length, enabling them to produce a robotic hand that could accurately identify objects after only one grasp
- Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they . . .
MIT engineers built E-BAR, a mobile robot designed to physically support the elderly and prevent them from falling as they move around their homes E-BAR acts as a set of robotic handlebars that follows a person from behind, allowing them to walk independently or lean on the robot’s arms for support
- A prosthesis driven by the nervous system helps people with amputation . . .
Instead, they rely on robotic controllers built into the prosthetic limb These limbs also include sensors that can detect and adjust to slopes and obstacles To try to help people achieve a natural gait under full nervous system control, Herr and his colleagues began developing the AMI surgery several years ago
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