Hinge joints are usually the simplest to use for robotic applications, but if you want motion that looks more organic, rolling joint (or rolling contact) mechanisms are worth a look. [Skyentific] is ...

Dynamic balancing underpins the performance and reliability of both complex mechanisms and advanced robotic systems. By optimising mass distribution and inertia properties, engineers can substantially ...

Researchers demonstrated a robotic gripping mechanism that mimics how a sea anemone catches its prey. The bionic torus captures and releases objects by crimping its skin. The grasper not only is ...

The experimental robot was created by Justin Quan, Mingzhang Zhu and Dennis Hong from UCLA's Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa). When on the ground or other horizontal surfaces, the ...

In order for a soft-bodied robot to be practical, it has to be simple, light and energy-efficient, yet still reasonably quick. A newly developed mechanism fits the bill, and it's inspired by the ...

One of the challenges with humanoid robots, besides keeping them upright, is finding compact combinations of actuators and joint mechanisms that allow for good range of smooth motion while still ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Beyond Gravity has secured a contract to deliver robotic arm thruster pointing mechanisms for the small satellites Swissto12 is building for geostationary orbit. The multi-axis Appmax 3 ...

An egg-cracking beam relies on a hyperelastic torque reversal mechanism similar to that used by mantis shrimp and jumping fleas. Credit: Seoul National University. We usually think of robots as being ...

Blacksburg, Va. -- Creating a robotic locomotion mechanism based on the motion of single-cell organisms is the goal of Virginia Tech College of Engineering researcher Dennis Hong, who has received a ...

The unified orchestration layer that bring all robotic systems into one cohesive control environment is being shown at the ...

image: Researchers in China demonstrated a robotic gripping mechanism that mimics how a sea anemone catches its prey. The bionic torus captures and releases objects by crimping its skin. The grasper ...