Minimal-actuator robotic bicycle demonstrates high-speed mobility and obstacle-jumping using advanced control electronics.

Engineers at Oxford University have developed a rapid, ultra-low-cost method for manufacturing soft robots using common lab ...

A new glove with more than three dozen actuators across all five fingers and the palm, developed by Cornell researchers, aims to reduce swelling for people suffering from edema. The glove, known as ...

The evolution towards zonal architecture is driving opportunities in the development of smart actuators and micro-motors emphasizing edge computing. Smart actuators, integrating computing and sensing, ...

Big, innovative breakthroughs often result in game-changing technologies. Smaller incremental improvements in essential material components can similarly lead to significant performance and efficiency ...

NASA can use space-rated actuation hardware for a wide range of applications, including in robotic arms that deploy equipment.

Rotary actuators produce oscillating power by rotating an output shaft through a fixed arc. They are compact, simple, and efficient. They produce high instantaneous torque in either direction and ...

A new technology advance has led to the introduction of new actuators that combine motor, drive, gearing, and feedback into a single CANopen device that relieves much of the burden of traditional ...

Within the air brake systems of trucks and trailers, actuators play a vital, but largely unsung, role. Brake actuators are the devices that convert the compressed air force within a truck or trailer's ...