Years ago, I was asked by a major tire manufacturer to develop a training video on wheel end safety. After working with this company’s engineers for a few months, we decided that we would attempt to ...

Inspired by the remarkable strength and efficiency of dung beetles, researchers have developed robots that mimic the beetle’s unique object-rolling mechanics. A new study explains how dung beetles ...

While there are now a number of robotic hands that can grasp objects, it's usually impossible to change a grasped object's orientation within the hand without releasing it. A new robotic hand is able ...