Abstract: In this paper we propose the design of a novel 3D-printed soft robot capable of traversing corrugated pipes, which are widely employed in subsurface agricultural drainage systems. The robot ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville-based company said its new portable 3D construction robot could help lower homebuilding costs and make housing more affordable across Northeast Florida. Forge 3D ...

After vocal cord surgery, many patients develop stiff vocal folds that impact their ability to speak. Hydrogels can help prevent this by promoting healing, but delivering hydrogels to the vocal cords ...

European roboticists today released a powerful open-source artificial intelligence model that acts as a brain for industrial robots—helping them grasp and manipulate things with new dexterity. The new ...

Serial entrepreneur and investor James Harold Webb has done careful investment and estate planning to pass down his wealth to his five children, their three spouses, and six grandchildren. He also got ...

Abstract: We propose a lifelong 3D mapping framework that is modular, cloud-native by design and more importantly, works for both hand-held and robot-mounted 3D LiDAR mapping systems. Our proposed ...

Qualcomm notched another acquisition for its edge computing plans this week. Arduino makes hardware and software often associated with edge computing, in which data is handled on-device (the edge) ...

Shares of Shenzhen-based Orbbec have surged more than 315% over the past year, propelling Howard Huang, its 45-year-old founder, into the three-comma club. In 2013, Howard Huang, a trained engineer ...

I didn’t want to do it, but the abstract caught my eye: a paper on Malka Older’s 2016 novel, Infomocracy. Older’s book is a post-cyberpunk techno-thriller, set in a global democracy where ...

Researchers have unveiled a miniature robot elephant with special 3D-printed "tissues" that allow for more complex and natural movements. A video shows the elephant grasp a flower with its trunk and ...