Soft Robots Nature-Inspired Innovations for Durability, Flexibility, and Versatility
Reading Time: 2 minutesResearchers are increasingly interested in developing soft robots, which are often safer and more adaptable than those with only hard surfaces. Those qualities make soft robots highly appealing in many applications, including working with humans or grasping delicate objects. Nature provides frequent inspiration for these projects, particularly as developers consider the most feasible ways to […]
Makcik Kiah19 to do delivery rounds at hospitals
Reading Time: 2 minutesIN the present highly infectious pandemic climate at hospitals – what better way is there to deliver food and dispense medication to Covid-19 patients in hospital wards – than to enlist the assistance of Makcik Kiah 19 or MCK19. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3,5″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ] MCK19 was created by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Hospital Canselor Tuanku […]
Primary school pupils engaged in robotics
Reading Time: 2 minutesIN CONJUNCTION with the MTDC Technology Conference and Exhibition (MTCE) 2019, MTDC co-organised an I4.0 Robotics & Drone Bootcamp and Competition with its partners, Politeknik Kota Kinabalu and Universiti Teknologi MARA. Over 90 participants from 11 primary schools, other educational and organisational institutions took part in the Robotics & Drone Bootcamp and Competition. The two-day […]
How plant-based JUST turns mung beans into scrambled eggs
Reading Time: 3 minutesTHERE’S a reason most plant-based companies start their product lines with a burger. Sure, figuring out the aroma, sizzle and taste of beef is a challenge, but mushing plant protein into a patty is far easier than trying to replicate the light and fluffy texture of scrambled eggs. Still, that’s exactly what JUST, Inc. is […]
Most complete exploration of fly landing maneuvers to advance future robots
Reading Time: 2 minutesTO INSPIRE advanced robotic technology, researchers in the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering have published the most complete description of how flying insects land upside-down. The paper was published in Science Advances. “ Through this work, we sought to understand how a fly executes the maneuvers of landing upside down in the blink of […]
New haptic arm places robotics within easy reach
Reading Time: 2 minutesIMAGINE being able to build and use a robotic device without the need for expensive, specialist kit or skills. That is the vision that researchers from the University of Bristol have turned into reality, creating a lightweight, affordable and simple solution for everyday users. While multiple robotic arm devices already exist, most are heavy, expensive […]
Look ma, no barcodes!
Reading Time: 2 minutesFOR SHOPPERS with cart loads of groceries, especially at hypermarkets, shopping will soon be a wee bit breezier. There will be no more long queues and long waits at payment counters as the process of scanning the products’ barcode will be a thing of the past. The ITxRetail, an ingenious bench-top gadget packed with artificial […]
A miniature stretchable pump for the next generation of soft robots
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRESEARCHERS in EPFL’s Soft Transducers Laboratory (LMTS) and Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LIS), in collaboration with researchers at the Shibaura Institute of Technology in Tokyo, Japan, have developed the first entirely soft pump that could play a big role in the development of autonomous soft robots, lightweight exoskeletons and smart clothing. Flexible, silent and weighing […]
Drone with LoRa technology helps breeders monitor livestock
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY ASMAHANIM AMIR BANGI: Now, the breeders need not worry about the health of their livestock anymore because they can monitor their livestock from as far as 20kilometers with LoRa (Long Range) wireless network technology. “The target of this project is to automate animal farming using the Internet of Things. Nowadays, most of the breeders […]
An army of micro-robots can wipe out dental plaque
Reading Time: 2 minutesA VISIT to the dentist typically involves time-consuming and sometimes unpleasant scraping with mechanical tools to remove plaque from teeth. What if, instead, a dentist could deploy a small army of tiny robots to precisely and non-invasively remove that buildup? A team of engineers, dentists, and biologists from the University of Pennsylvania developed a microscopic […]