Microfluidic-based soft robotic prosthetics promise relief for diabetic amputees
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 – Every 30 seconds, a leg is amputated somewhere in the world due to diabetes. These ...
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Robotic arms connected directly to brain of partially paralyzed man allows him to feed himself
Two robotic arms – a fork in one hand, a knife in the other – flank a seated man, who ...
Supernumerary virtual robotic arms can feel like part of our body
Research teams at the University of Tokyo, Keio University and Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan have developed a virtual ...
Third and fourth robotic arms feel like a part of the user’s own body
Overview Credit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Overview A research team with members from the University ...
MIT engineers devise a recipe for improving any autonomous robotic system
Autonomous robots have come a long way since the fastidious Roomba. In recent years, artificially intelligent systems have been deployed ...
Robotic lightning bugs take flight
Fireflies that light up dusky backyards on warm summer evenings use their luminescence for communication — to attract a mate, ...
UCLA engineers create single-step, all-in-one 3D printing method to make robotic materials
A team of UCLA engineers and their colleagues have developed a new design strategy and 3D printing technique to build ...
CAREER Award: Helping more people benefit from less-invasive robotic surgery
More than 60 million Americans live in rural communities, and according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ...
A helping hand for robotic manipulator design
MIT researchers have created an interactive design pipeline that streamlines and simplifies the process of crafting a customized robotic hand ...
Tiny robotic crab is smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot
Northwestern University engineers have developed the smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot — and it comes in the form of a tiny, ...
Robotic surgery is safer and improves patient recovery time
Robot-assisted surgery used to perform bladder cancer removal and reconstruction enables patients to recover far more quickly and spend significantly ...
Robotic surgery improves patient recovery time
A new study, published in JAMA, has found that robotic surgery reduces the chance of readmission by half (52 per ...
Robotic therapy: A new effective treatment for chronic stroke rehabilitation
One of the most common effects of strokes are hemiplegia, a partial paralysis occurring in the left or right side ...
Henry Ford Health first in Michigan to offer robotic high-intensity focused ultrasound for prostate cancer
DETROIT (May 10, 2022) – Henry Ford Health is the first in Michigan to offer Robotic High Intensity Focused Ultrasound ...
Introducing SQuRo, a novel small-sized robotic rat with high movement agility
Legged robots are very promising for use in real-world applications, but their operation in narrow spaces is still challenging. Large ...
Solving the challenges of robotic pizza-making
Imagine a pizza maker working with a ball of dough. She might use a spatula to lift the dough onto ...
From remote tourism to metaverse, the new robotic avatar is made in Italy
Genova (Italy), 16 March 2022 - Feeling and moving in a place without being there, this is the main goal ...
NASA’s robotic OSAM-1 mission completes its critical design review
NASA’s On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1 (OSAM-1), a mission that will be the first to robotically refuel a satellite not designed ...
Bendy robotic arm twisted into shape with help of augmented reality
The flexible arm, which was designed and created at Imperial College London, can twist and turn in all directions, making ...
Robotic exploration of uncharted, underwater glacial walls set for 2023
It’s the front line of climate change and could hold the key to predicting global sea level rise, but what ...
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nTIDE May 2022 COVID Update: Uncertainty about inflation tempers good news for people with disabilities
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The pair of Orcas deterring Great White Sharks – by ripping open their torsos for livers
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Wildfires may have sparked ecosystem collapse during Earth’s worst mass extinction
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Hidden in caves: Mineral overgrowths reveal ‘unprecedented’ sea level rise
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Clashes of inference and perspective explain why children sometimes lose the plot in conversation
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Book gives fresh perspective on Black literature of 1930s