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Pneumatic Exoskeleton with Adjustable Stiffness Facilitates Both Overhead and Forward Arm Tasks

May 28, 2025

Wearables, Robotics, Bioengineering

Despite the increase of automation in industry, work-related musculoskeletal disorders are often seen in overhead and ahead working, resulting in a global occupational health issue. Exoskeletons designed to offset exertion have been introduced as a way to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

Digital Technology for Agriculture

April 15, 2024

6G, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, extended reality, and 6G technologies represents a significant leap, enabling real-time monitoring and automation in farming practices, promising a future of increased productivity and reduced environmental impact.

Investigating Service Robots

February 27, 2024

Human Machine Interaction, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics

Human-robot collaboration has always been a point of interest in the robot community, gaining traction as technology evolves. Human-robot collaboration promotes the idea that robots can become a part of human life in hospitals, restaurants, and homes. Effective human-robot collaboration releases humans from repetitive, dangerous tasks so they can devote energy to more sophisticated tasks.

Miniature Robots for Medical Surgery

October 20, 2023

medical, Robotics

Small-scale machines that can travel freely inside the body to treat diseases have attracted extensive attention due to their minimal invasiveness, which can reduce trauma, the risk of infection, and pain after an operation and shorten recovery time. Magnetic miniature robots are promising tools for minimally invasive and noninvasive therapy.

Researchers Apply Machine Learning Model to Task and Motion Planning for Robots

June 6, 2023

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics

Since the early decades of artificial intelligence (AI), humanoid robots have been a staple of sci-fi books, movies, and cartoons. After decades of research and development in AI, we are still a long way from having humanoid robots as part of daily life.

Touchdown on Mars: A New Era for Space Exploration

February 11, 2021

Drones, Space, Robotics, 4IR

After a six-month space journey, two rovers and one orbiter sent by three countries are set to make history as they touchdown on Mars. As history shows though, navigating the planet is no easy task.

New Drone-Based System Supports Mobile Robots at Fulfilment Centers

December 15, 2020

Drones, Robotics, 4IR

As e-commerce companies look to modernize fulfilment centers, researchers believe drones could be the next phase of logistics and inventory management to streamline operations.

Augmented Reality Could Transform Human-Robot Collaboration

November 4, 2020

Augmented Reality, Robotics, 4IR

Human-robot collaboration will soon be a part of our daily lives. As industries face increased demands, reserachers have created a method to give robots more autonomy with augmented reality.

Robotic Dolphins Become More Lifelike to Save Energy

January 27, 2020

Robotics, 4IR

Researchers have created a lifelike robotic dolphin that glides through water to reduce its energy use and increase endurance.