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How it works: The Harmonic Drive gear, Precise, High-torque, With a Wobbling Motion

The Harmonic Drive The Harmonic Drive is a fundamental component in countless robotic applications. Although simple and intriguing to watch in action, this gear system combines exceptional precision with an impressive torque-to-weight ratio, even with its characteristic wobbling motion. But how exactly does it work? This seemingly unusual mechanism operates ingeniously: its flexible-ellipse-within-a-circle configuration creates […]

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Front-Loading Exoskeleton Helps Paralyzed Patients Walk

Robotics, Science / Jorge Paka

Exoskeletons have assisted paraplegic patients in walking for years, but KAIST’s latest model offers a unique approach. The WalkON Suit F1 can move up to a patient in a wheelchair, secure itself around their legs and torso, and help them stand and walk. Professor Kyoung-Chul Kong of KAIST’s Department of Mechanical Engineering has focused on

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The Crop-Spraying Robot Reduces Emissions and Herbicide Use

Robotics, Science / Salomão André

Spraying orchards and vineyards is not environmentally friendly, as tractors emit exhaust while applying herbicides and pesticides. This issue was a key motivation behind the development of the electric, autonomous Prospr robot. Created by the New Zealand agritech firm Robotics Plus, this all-wheel-drive robotic vehicle was introduced last September at the FIRA agricultural robotics show

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Check it Out: Brave Robodog Takes a Stroll Underwater

Robotics, Science / Leandro Conceição

From fire-breathers to sprinters, climbers, and gymnasts, we’ve witnessed an impressive array of quadruped robots. Now, the fourth-generation Honey Badger has expanded the list of robodog abilities to include underwater walking. Founded in 2019, Poland’s MAB Robotics originated from a student research group that created their first robodog. The startup’s Honey Badger quadruped has seen

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Boston Dynamics and Toyota Collaborate: Training Atlas to Learn

Robotics, Science / Jorge Paka

The Toyota Research Institute has been making significant strides in teaching robots to quickly learn and execute tasks autonomously. Now, it is introducing its Large Behavior Model technology to the remarkable Atlas humanoid robot in collaboration with Boston Dynamics. Surprisingly, humanoid robot hardware is already quite advanced. Over a decade of development at Boston Dynamics

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A Robotic Finger Could Conduct your Next Intimate Physical Exam

Robotics, Science / Ngoma Manuel

Researchers have created an ultrasensitive robotic ‘finger’ that mimics human touch, capable of safely conducting routine physical exams similar to those performed by doctors. They believe this ‘robodoctor‘ could soon appear in medical clinics. Doctors use their fingers as diagnostic tools to gather various insights about your health. Medical professionals use their fingers to check

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A Pangolin-Inspired Robot Deposits Tree Seeds Into the Holes it Digs

Robotics, Science / Ngoma Manuel

Foraging pangolins naturally dig in the ground, so why not have them plant trees at the same time? Training them to do so would be quite challenging, which is why a high school student from California named Dorothy created a pangolin-inspired robot to handle the digging and planting instead. Called the Plantolin, this bio-inspired robot

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Robot-to-Drone Food Deliveries Launch in Dallas

Robotics, Science / cumbonguala

While still not entirely common, rolling robots have been delivering goods to local customers for some time, and drones have been transporting packages overhead. Now, Serve Robotics and Wing Aviation are set to combine these two delivery methods. Wing, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, has been transporting small packages by air since at

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A New Method Lets Robots Map a Scene and Identify Objects to Complete Tasks

Robotics, Science / Valeriano Ndeyi

Picture tidying up a cluttered kitchen, beginning with a counter scattered with sauce packets. If your aim is to clean the counter, you might gather all the packets at once. But if you want to separate the mustard packets first, you’d sort them by type. And if you were specifically looking for Grey Poupon mustard,

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