Engineering
Care-O-bot 4 conceived as domestic help robot
24 Jun 2015
RoboSimian drives, walks and drills
22 Jun 2015
Helping robots handle uncertainty
By By Larry Hardesty | MIT News Office | 09 Jun 2015
Controlling a robotic arm with a patient's intentions
22 May 2015
Neural prosthetic devices implanted in the brain's movement centre, the motor cortex, can allow patients with amputations or paralysis to control the movement of a robotic limb
Self-folding structure could slash energy use in buildings
18 May 2015
The structure could flatten automatically during sunny periods to simultaneously collect energy and shade the building, then use part of the collected energy to fold away when cloudy
Soft robot to swim through Europa's oceans
13 May 2015
Soft robot to swim through Europa's oceans
13 May 2015
Out with heavy metal: new, high-volume joining process expands use of aluminum in automobiles
12 May 2015
Out with heavy metal: new, high-volume joining process expands use of aluminum in automobiles
12 May 2015
Daimler unveils self-driving 18-wheel truck
07 May 2015
Tesla’s Model S tops green cars list - but is far from cheap
21 Apr 2015
Tesla's Model S P85D garnered 94.87 points, almost 10 more than its nearest competitor across 13 categories, including braking, fuel economy, emissions, handling, and ride comfort
Ahmedabad professors develop driverless car
13 Apr 2015
The car that can start, turn and change gears by itself without a driver and respond to commands given to it from a remote location, was designed by two Sanand-based engineering college professors in 28 days
Researchers develop artificial hand that performs precise movements
28 Mar 2015
An artificial hand developed by engineers from Saarland University in Germany has sensory properties and is capable of performing extremely precise movements
Ratan Tata sets up automotive innovation centre in UK
18 Mar 2015
The National Automotive Innovation Centre in Warwickshire, UK, is planned as the largest research facility of its kind in Europe
Computer scientists enhance robotic manufacturing
16 Mar 2015
Some industrial robots are hulking, highly specialised machinery cordoned off by cages from human factory workers, but manufacturers have begun experimenting with a new generation of "cobots" designed to work side-by-side with humans
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