Joints in humanoid robots endure load combinations that require precision components. Oftentimes this means custom bearing solutions. Modern bearing selection takes into account the complete system ...

Texas A&M engineers led by Ana Diaz Artiles are developing soft robotic technology that could make future "SmartSuit" space suits for planetary exploration more safe, comfortable, and energy efficient ...

[Tim] needed very small, motorized joints for a robot. Unable to find anything to fit the bill, he designed his own tiny, robotic joints. Not only are these articulated and motorized, they are ...

Robotic arms, also called industrial robots, are also referred to as mechanical arms. These are devices whose functionality is the same as that of human hands. They have several joints which enable ...

[John Lauer] has been hard at work re-thinking robot arms. His project to create modular, open source actuators that can be connected to one another to form an arm is inspiring, and boasts an ...

WILKES-BARRE — Ken Stella was at work in Friedman Electric Supply’s offices last week, much as he has been for the past two decades. Nothing unusual about that, perhaps — except when you consider that ...

Can a robot figure out how heavy or soft an object is without using a single camera or force sensor? According to a recent arXiv paper, the answer is yes—and the solution lies entirely in how the ...

Researchers have developed and tested a new type of human-like mechanical hand that combines the benefits of existing robot hands while eliminating their weaknesses. Until now, competing types of ...

Types of Robotic Arms Robotic arms are of many different types. Each component found in the current manufacturing industry has been specifically designed. That way, they can provide functions ...