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Tailoring Wearable Devices to Maximize User Benefit
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied and Sciences (SEAS) and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed a machine learning algorithm that helps wearable exosuits conform to individual motion habits. For an exosuit to effectively serve its purpose, it must be perfectly tailored to fit its user’s Read More
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Metal Printing Opens Door to Flexible, Self-Healing Electronics
A team of researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State) has developed a method to create flexible, stretchable electronics capable of self-healing by directly printing metal circuits. The technique is applicable with existing manufacturing systems that require direct printing technologies, and can be used with multiple metals and substrates. The paper, “Electrohydrodynamic (EHD) Printing Read More
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Japanese Art of Kirigami Inspires Ultrastretchable Device
A research team from the Toyohashi University of Technology in Japan has developed an ultrastretchable and deformable bioprobe using Kirigami designs. Kirigami, like Origami, is a Japanese form of paper art, but differs from Origami in that it involves cutting of the paper in addition to folding. Credit: Toyohashi University of Technology With this, lead Read More
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Bringing ‘Transformers’ to Life: MIT’s New Multitasking Robot Changes Outfits to Suit Tasks
Image – Courtesy of the MIT Researchers Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have created a robot capable of altering its appearance and abilities by changing exoskeletons. This design is a departure from traditional thinking in robotics, in which robots are built to perform one task or suit one particular purpose. Read More
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Boeing Sponsors $2 Million GoFly Competition to Spur Innovation of Personal Flying Device
Exemplified by superheroes and jetpacks in movies, humans have always fantasized about the ability to fly. In an effort to make this childhood dream a reality, Boeing is sponsoring a two-year GoFly competition to create the first safe and simple personal flying device. The organizers of the GoFly Prize contest are excited to encourage teams Read More
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Harvard and Boston University’s New Robotic Exosuit Helps Stroke Victims Walk Normally
A research team at Harvard University’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), in conjunction with the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard and Boston University’s College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College, have developed a prototype “exosuit” to help stroke victims walk normally. A stroke can have an Read More
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Stanford and UC San Diego Researchers Develop 4D Camera That Could Enhance Robotic Vision and Augmented and Virtual Reality
A team of researchers from Stanford University and University of California, San Diego have developed a brand new kind of camera with robotics in mind. This new camera will remove a key challenge robotics engineers face today in terms of capturing images. Digital cameras, even the top-of-the-line models, are not well-suited for capturing the wide Read More
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Can I Borrow Your Jacket to Charge My Phone? Vanderbilt University Researchers Turn Clothing Into Renewable Power Generators
Every movement made by a human being expends energy. Specifically, movement of any part of the body requires our muscles to convert glucose (our body’s main source of fuel) into kinetic energy (movement). The most common processes of generating usable electricity convert the kinetic energy of moving water, wind, internal combustion engines, or steam into Read More
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Mister Fantastic? UC Santa Barbara and Stanford University Researchers Develop Soft Robot That Stretches From Its Tip
While robots are used in manufacturing industries, the military, space exploration, transportation, and medical applications, there hasn’t been one that could extend its reach until now. Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Stanford University have created a “soft” robot that could extend its tip and change its direction without moving its Read More
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University of Minnesota Invents 3D Printing Technology for ‘Bionic Skin’
A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota engineered 3D printing technology that could lead to the printing of electronics directly on human skin, as well as give robots the sense of touch. TUN spoke with Dr. Michael McAlpine, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Minnesota and lead researcher of Read More
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Virginia Tech Joins Forces with Lowe’s to Create Exosuit
A team at Virginia Tech and members of Lowe’s Innovation Labs joined forces to create an exosuit to help Lowe’s employees lift and carry large and heavy objects throughout the day. The suit is an exoskeleton made with a flexible carbon-fiber back with lift-assist technology that can twist and bend with natural human motion. Alan Read More
