Makeblock mBot2 Rover Robotics Kit Features Encoders for Accurate Motor Control

Makeblock mBot2 Rover Kit features anodized aluminum parts, for STEM and more realistic engineering practice. Ages 8+ and 12+ tiers ...
IEEE

Slip-and-Fall Avoidance Control for Monopod-Hopping Robot Using MEMS Local Slip Sensor

Abstract: We developed slip-and-fall avoidance control for a monopod-hopping robot using a local slip sensor based on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). The local slip sensor detects the ratio of ...
Nature

Super-sticky feet help a robot to climb the walls

An adhesive inspired by the foot pads of geckos allows a robot to scale both smooth and rough vertical surfaces.
IEEE

Non-Contact Orientation Mapping of Robot Manipulator for Human-Robot Interaction using Depth Sensor

Abstract: Since the depth sensor provides the joint position data of human arm, it is commonly used for the position mapping of robot manipulator in human-robot interaction. However it is difficult to ...
USA Today

Homeowner goes viral for using robot to clear snow-covered driveway

One homeowner is going viral after revealing the unique way he cleared his driveway following a winter storm over the weekend that hit numerous states. Tom Moloughney, a New Jersey resident, recorded ...
Kaleido Scope

UAB performs first robotic kidney transplant in the Southeast

On Jan. 15, 2026, Michael Hanaway, M.D., surgical director of the Kidney Transplant Program at University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Muhammad Rabbani, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of ...