Materials

As humanoid robots begin to spread to new applications, the right seals are a must for reliable operation, according to Freudenberg.

Enidine vibration products can help automation machine builders to control unwanted vibration during machine operation.

igus reported strong sales and continues to innovate in affordable robotics, sustainability, and availability of its motion plastics.

Honeywell plans to complete its separation into autonomy, aerospace and defense, and advanced materials companies in the second half of 2026.

The connectors form a crucial part of the connector system, enabling mechanical and electrical connections in tight spaces, binder said.

Long-term goal of the research is to “fill the fundamental gap that currently exists between robotic tactile perception and human haptic sensing.”

Robotise Technologies knew a damaged JEEVES would cause great dissatisfaction for its customers, so it aimed to make its robot more robust. 

3D printing enables novel, lightweight structures for robotics, as well as new ways to use robots in manufacturing, says Replique.

igus says its acquisition of Atronia will enable cost-effective series production of smart plastics for predictive maintenance.

All consumer goods are heavily cost-driven. Household robots will be no exception, writes an Engineering.com columnist.

igus announced 247 new products, including a low-cost mobile manipulator and AI-based tools for configuring systems.

ISO and ASTM have defined an additive construction standard in what could be the first of joint efforts around robotics in that industry.

Nidec, the Japanese electric motor maker, announced that it acquired PAMA, an Italian machine tool manufacturer.

The ORP-30F cable is designed for use in the moving parts of industrial robots and machine tools.

Army-funded researchers discovered how to make materials capable of self-propulsion, allowing materials to move without motors or hands. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst discovered how to make materials that snap and reset themselves, only relying upon energy flow from their environment. This research could enable future military robots to move from their own energy. “This…

Northwestern University researchers have developed lifelike soft materials that could be used as microscopic delivery systems for production of fuels and drugs, environmental cleanup, or transformative medical procedures.

The U.S. Army and MIT are exploring how metamaterials can help form modular robotic building blocks for transforming robots that can be reconfigured into different shapes and functions.

Researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and Sony Corp. have developed an origami-inspired manipulator, the mini-RCM, which could make robotic surgery more portable.

A new smart fabric that can be inflated and deflated by temperature-dependent liquid-vapor phase changes could enable a new range of mechanotherapeutic and industrial applications.

University of Vermont scientists have reassembled frog cells into xenobots, a programmable organism or organic robot that can move.

ABB is introducing a new harsh environment version of its IRB 1100 robot and OmniCore controller, designed with enhanced protection against water and dust. The entire body of the new IRB 1100 has an IP67 rating, with all electrical components sealed against contaminants. This makes it resistant to water and provides the robot with protection…

Harvard University researchers have found a way to make soft actuators powerful enough to enable a RoboBee to fly and collide.