Interesting Engineering

Single string pull turns flat designs into 3D structures for modular space habitats

A new single-string method lets flat designs deploy into complex 3D structures, with potential uses in modular space habitats ...
IEEE

Flying Vines: Design, Modeling, and Control of a Soft Aerial Robotic Arm

Abstract: Aerial robotic arms aim to enable inspection and interaction in otherwise hard-to-reach areas from the air. However, many aerial manipulators feature bulky or heavy robot manipulators ...
IEEE

RGBlimp-Q: Robotic Gliding Blimp With Moving Mass Control Based on a Bird-Inspired Continuum Arm

Abstract: Robotic blimps, as lighter-than-air aerial platforms, offer extended operational duration and enhanced safety in human–robot interactions due to their buoyant lift. However, achieving robust ...
The Robot Report

ARM Institute earns $87M agreement with the Air Force Research Lab

The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing or ARM Institute has announced a new five-year cooperative agreement with the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL. The agreement has a total ceiling of a ...
The Robot Report

Flexion to use Series A to build sim-to-real, AI systems powering humanoids

Flexion Robotics AG last week said it has raised Series A funding of $50 million. The company is building a reinforcement learning and sim-to-real platform that can power humanoid robots across ...