Tag: Robotics

This gripping arm can lift goods just like an elephant’s trunk. Now, a Danish research team has developed a robot to oversee the quality control of a local dairy’s cheeses, with monitoring taking place at the start of the process. Typically, it’s at a late stage. The robot inserts two thin metal tubes into the cheese curd; these, in...

We’ve seen how this schoolgirl’s invention could stimulate crop growth. Cultivating plants in the desert is a different ball game - but this robot might just help. Developed by students at the Dubai Institute of Design and Innovation, the 20cm long device moves autonomously through the desert on legs from a 3D printer. Spurred on by a battery powered...

Accurate, reliable assistance always provides relief. Take these machines, for example. And what about this Polish startup currently testing solutions for disinfecting hospitals? Their autonomous robots are equipped with UV-C light and radiation and break down the DNA protein structure of viruses, killing 99.9% of pathogens. The machines, which also have cameras, move seamlessly through rooms. If a human...

Repetitive, monotonous work is tiring. In test labs a quarter of the working day can be lost to such tasks. When handling liquids, precision is important. Which is why a Danish company has invented a robot to ease the burden of lab workers across Europe. The pipetting machine can process several samples at once and be paired with a...

A baby can respond to touch in the womb. It’s the first sense to develop, and for blind people it is particularly important. Now, a bioengineering graduate from Boston is developing a robotic hand that will enable deaf-blind people to communicate without the need for an interpreter. Her hand is computer-controlled and designed to produce tactile sign language. The...

If you have a picnic you take your rubbish with you when you go. Now a team of Florida University students is applying the same logic to space. Cleaning up what’s been left behind. The team is refining a satellite-like cube that picks up space trash with the help of integrated robots. Trash is brought closer to the earth...

Sunshine keeps the world turning. It also helps break down plastic. A research team from the Czech Republic has developed a micro-robot powered by sunlight due to its composition. It might be as small as a red blood cell, but its potential to free our oceans from microplastic could be huge. The robot moves through the water at several...

A patient student can fold a paper airplane in about three minutes. For a set of wheels that figure is multiplied by almost two million. Together with an international team specialising in Biorobotics, a South Korean manufacturer has developed a set of unfoldable wheels. For reinforcement the team used thick, flexible composite membranes along with aluminium parts. If the...