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05/08/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

3D printable robot arm created that could be used for sign language, making communication easier for hearing-impaired

Sign language interpreters aren’t always available, making communication between the hearing and deaf communities all the more difficult. Closing this gap through technology is an option that continues to see numerous attempts. The latest of these is a robotic sign language interpreter that takes the form of an arm. The creation of researchers at the […]

05/07/2018 / By Edsel Cook

New robotic fingers inspired by the gecko now being developed

Anyone who’s seen a gecko knows how sticky their toes are. The newest robotic gripper devised by California-based researchers takes a cue from those clingy lizards. The soft robot can grasp a much wider variety of objects, including some that were too slippery for previous robot hands, according to a NewsWise article. Geckos can climb […]

04/22/2018 / By David Williams

Materials for flexible electronics and soft robots are now 3D printable

Researchers from the Oregon State University‘s College of Engineers reportedly developed a method of using 3D printing to produce certain alloys that can be used to create stretchable electronics, flexible screens, and other types of gadgets and devices. This is based on detailed information provided by the researchers themselves, who said that the results of […]

04/06/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Creepy or cute? Russian company can print a 3D model of your unborn child based on ultrasound photos

The future of ultrasound has arrived: expectant mothers may soon be able to acquire 3D print models of their unborn babies. This unique service is being offered by Russian firm, Embryo 3D. Their process is simple enough. Once they’ve been given a complete ultrasound scan of an embryo, they then go about converting it into […]

03/30/2018 / By David Williams

AI companion headed to ISS to aid astronauts in decision making

Life out in space can be quite lonely. At least that’s what the astronauts who have been onboard the International Space Station (ISS) say. Even though they have the best view of Earth possible, they could use a little company. For that reason, Airbus, in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA) and IBM, has […]

03/24/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Embedded sensors may provide robots with sensory capabilities

Not satisfied with the nature-inspired soft robots they’ve already created, a Harvard University (Harvard) research team is planning to install embedded sensors that will let their creations sense movement, pressure, touch, and temperature like living organisms do. In fact, reported an AlphaGalileo article, they based the idea upon the sensory capabilities of the human body. Previous Harvard-designed robots can […]

02/05/2018 / By David Williams

Help me, Obi-Wan: “Optical trap display” technology allows graphics projection into the air

Out of the many futuristic inventions that have been showcased in various forms of science fiction over the past few decades, one of the most interesting as well as the most pervasive seems to be holographic imaging technology. After all, who wouldn’t want to experience the greatness of 3D images floating about in the space […]

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