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2 days ago | 
electronics360.globalspec.com | Marie Donlon
Igus, a Germany-based motion plastics specialist, has developed an affordable humanoid robot intended for assorted automation tasks. According to its developers, Iggy Rob measures 5 feet, 7 inches in height, and can function for eight hours on a single battery charge. Additionally, the robot features two arms, a stable wheeled base and it costs around $54,448. Mounted on the ReBeL Move autonomous mobile robot (AMR) platform wheeled base, Iggy Rob can traverse assorted environments.
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3 days ago | 
electronics360.globalspec.com | Marie Donlon
A robot capable of temperature-controlled food delivery is being developed by a team of researchers from Australia’s Monash University. According to its developers, the robot dubbed "Ari" features separate compartments that can keep food hot or cold — reportedly a world-first functionality in robotic food delivery technology.
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3 days ago | 
electronics360.globalspec.com | Marie Donlon
A team of engineers at MIT has built and tested its Elderly Bodily Assistance Robot (E-BAR), which is a mobile robot capable of physically supporting the elderly and preventing them from falling as they move around their homes. According to its developers, E-BAR functions as robotic handlebars that follow behind a person. As an elderly person uses the robot, they can independently walk or lean on the robot's arms for support.
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4 days ago | 
electronics360.globalspec.com | Marie Donlon
A team of researchers from Portugal’s University of Coimbra has developed technology that relies only on water and heat to produce motion in soft robots. The technology is a phase-change actuator that uses the liquid-to-gas transition of water as a driving force for untethered, electrically powered soft robots.
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4 days ago | 
electronics360.globalspec.com | Marie Donlon
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have created a hybrid aerial-terrestrial quadruped robot that is capable of moving across both land and air. The robot, dubbed SPIDAR, which is short for Sensing, Processing, and Intelligent Dynamics for Aerial-ground Robot, reportedly features a one-of-a-kind vectorable thrust control system.
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1 week ago | 
electronics360.globalspec.com | Marie Donlon
Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University are creating autonomous agricultural robots. According to its developers, the robots are equipped with a specialized algorithm that allows them to travel to target destinations and follow the contours of elevated planting beds. Making this possible is light detection and ranging (lidar) sensors that enable the robot to scan its surroundings using laser pulses to produce detailed 3D maps known as point clouds.
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1 week ago | 
electronics360.globalspec.com | Marie Donlon
German logistics firm Cellumation has developed its Celluveyor system, which promises to reshape how goods are sorted and moved in manufacturing settings. According to its developers, the Celluveyor system features a modular design constructed from small, hexagonal cells outfitted with omnidirectional wheels that allow packages to move precisely in any direction.
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1 week ago | 
electronics360.globalspec.com | Marie Donlon
A new California-based restaurant helmed by ABB Robotics and BurgerBots is using ABB’s IRB 360 FlexPicker and YuMi collaborative robots to precisely and quickly assemble meals. According to its , the robots work alongside each other in a self-contained burger-making cell to assemble made-to-order meals with precision and speed, performing everything from real-time ingredient tracking to topping placement.
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2 weeks ago | 
electronics360.globalspec.com | Marie Donlon
A team of researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology and the Agency for Defense Development (ADD)'s AI Autonomy Technology Center in South Korea has built a winged flying squirrel-inspired drone featuring foldable wings. The team sought to specifically replicate this flying squirrel’s use of its loose flaps of skin, which are attached from their wrists to their ankles, that enable the creature to glide from tree to tree.
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2 weeks ago | 
insights.globalspec.com | Marie Donlon
Scientists at the University of Missouri have developed a starfish-shaped wearable device that tracks heart health in real time. According to its developers, the device features multiple points that contact the skin near the heart. Thanks to the starfish-inspired design of the device, the five-arm shape helps to accurately track heart activity even as the wearer moves.
