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Soft Robotics Glove is Biologically Inspired

Soft Robotics Glove is Biologically Inspired

Researchers at Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have just announced a new robotic glove that uses multi-segment actuators to assist patients in developing or regaining the full range of motion typically expected in…

A Brief History of Robots

A Brief History of Robots

Since Karel Capek first introduced the world to robots in his 1920 Czech play, R.U.R.: Rossum’s Universal Robots, people have been fascinated by robots (and slightly afraid that they might take over the world). Thirty years…

The Expanding World of Shrinking Robots

The Expanding World of Shrinking Robots

The Microrobotics Lab at Harvard University is working on microbots that might be able to help, if not totally reshape, fields including agriculture, medicine and police work. These innovative microbots are being developed with the…

South Koreans Kings of DARPA Bot Battle

South Koreans Kings of DARPA Bot Battle

First Place Bot Battle Prize Goes To DRC-Hubo The 2015 DARPA Robotics Challenge in Pomona, California, took place on this past Friday and Saturday with DRC-Hubo robot from the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and…