The setup of the ingenious computer that works with tension and springs. Credit: St. Olaf College It has no wires, no silicon chips, and needs zero electricity. Yet, it computes. Researchers from St.

Tag Heuer has introduced a technically stunning new watch – the Monaco Evergraph. The timepiece is built around a new in-house movement that offers a fresh perspective on how mechanical chronograph ...

Abstract: To address the limitations of battery dependency, high maintenance costs, and narrow operational frequency bands in wireless sensor nodes (WSNs) for subway train bogie monitoring, this paper ...

CAS Key Laboratory of Human-Machine Intelligence-Synergy Systems, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of ...

The availability of compliant actuators is essential for the development of soft robotic systems. Dielectric elastomers (DEs) represent a class of smart actuators which has gained a significant ...

This study presents the design and test of a novel self-adaptive soft gripper, integrating pneumatic actuators and bistable carbon-fiber reinforced polymer laminates. The morphology was designed using ...

It has been 10 years since the publication of the first article looking at plants as a biomechatronic system and as model for robotics. Now, roboticists have started to look at plants differently and ...

From foldable chairs and umbrellas to tents and solar panels, many structures are capable of quickly changing their shape and therefore, function. The design of these deployable structures poses two ...