Robots powered by physical AI have the potential to transform applications such as transportation, logistics, manufacturing and even the home. With rapid advances in generative AI, this revolution ...

It was only a matter of time before we started to think about how robots can design – other robots. In fact, I’ve been having these conversations with people ever since the arrival of ChatGPT, as we ...

Sean Humbert is unlocking the biological secrets of the common housefly to make major advances in robotics and uncrewed aerial systems (UAS). A professor in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical ...

Sam Kriegman, a professor at Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering, is something of a local celebrity. He can often be found on television shows explaining the wonders of his new invention – ...

Over the last several decades, the design of robots has moved from an academic exercise and the domain of deep-pocketed corporations to the world of start-ups, hobbyists, and everyday people.

Built to measure the movement, location or displacement of an object along a linear or rotational path, position sensing in humanoid robots is needed to detect movement and convert it into signals ...

Automation technology suppliers are integrating robot kinematics directly into PLCs, simplifying programming, reducing costs, ...

Robots that move, sense and even coordinate with one another usually bring to mind tangled wires, circuit boards and humming ...

To the uninitiated, the number of AI use cases on display at Automate 2024 might signal a bonanza is currently underway. This year’s trade show floor and conference agenda had use cases aplenty.