When certain jobs are completed efficiently and successfully in the natural world, it’s hard not to draw inspiration and attempt to apply those solutions to human problems. Biomimicry has helped us develop some impressive technologies, especially in the field of robotics. When biology and engineering merge, you can get some impressive developments, including these small, …
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How Are Robotics Changing Agriculture?
There are a number of reasons why we associate life on the farm with hard work. Independent farmers and the people they employ have some of the most demanding and time consuming jobs. Though we often think of robots changing the manufacturing floor, operating room, and even retail spaces, they’re also making things a little …
What Powers The World’s Fastest Accelerating Vehicle?
It’s powered by four servo motors, it’s made from lightweight carbon fiber, aluminum and titanium, and it’s been designed by a team of students. It may be the fastest accelerating electric vehicle in the world. The E0711-6 electric car was developed by students from the University of Stuttgart in Germany. Calling themselves the Green Team, …
Will This FDA Approval Change Prosthetic Manufacturing?
For most amputees who rely on prosthetics, they must be able to place a residual limb into special socket that secures the artificial limb to their body. For amputees who do not have a residual limb, or who cannot be fitted with a supporting socket, their mobility options are far more limited. Now that the …
How A Little Extra Engineering Could Help Your Sprain Heal Faster
Advances in medical science and bionic mobility aids are doing remarkable things for individuals with serious or long-term medical needs. While these innovations are helping a specific body of population, they probably won’t ever need to be used by the majority of people. That doesn’t mean engineering isn’t also making life easier when dealing with …
Connecticut Aerospace Exports Reaches Industry Records
Reaching a record 10.5 billion last year, Connecticut’s exports have been notably strong and lead by the state’s thriving aerospace industry. Contributing to more than half of the record-breaking sum, aerospace parts and transportation equipment amounted to $6.5 billion and have helped make Hartford the 30th largest export market in the United States. There have …
Advancing AI By Keeping It In Check
Artificial intelligence, or AI, can be a contentious issue in tech and engineering. We’re on an important threshold where tech leaders are asking how we can keep AI in check and still reach new potentials in robotics, automation and other forms of technology. In an effort to establish control over AI and ensure it always …
How Robots And Surgeons Team Up For Precision Brain Surgery
Robotics have been a welcome addition to hospitals and care facilities for some time, but this unique bot could help surgeons treat brain cancer, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease in a way that seems almost futuristic. The ROSA robot looks a bit like a small robotic arm that you might see in a modern factory, but …
How Did Japanese Consumers Respond To Emotional Robot, Pepper?
If you follow the development of consumer robotics, you may already be familiar with Pepper. This humanoid robot stands just under four feet, weighs a little over sixty pounds, and is designed to read and respond to humans on a personal and emotional level. There are currently 1,000 models of Pepper that were made available …
Will Medical Device Manufacturers Finally Catch A Tax Break?
Over the last few years, medical device manufacturers have faced a burdensome excise tax on gross sales of medical devices. Many have said this tax has hurt innovation and hindered the advances of U.S. manufactured medical equipment. That could soon change as the House of Representatives has recently voted in favor of H.R. 160, the …