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A grant from the Army Research Lab will help engineers build robot teams that can reconfigure themselves in response to damage and collaboratively decide how to reorganize and complete their mission.

Just one: a soft robotic gripper that can also turn a screwdriver and perform other delicate tasks.

The high-powered digital microscope features a robotic arm derived from Canadarm technology used on the International Space Station.

New research has shown future wearable devices, like smartwatches, could use ultrasound imaging to sense hand gestures.

Two new multi-switch detection interface (MSDI) devices from Texas Instruments consume up to 98 percent less system power than conventional discrete solutions. The TIC12400 and TIC12400-Q1 are the first switch and sensor monitors that directly interface with resistor-coded switches.

Researchers doubled photodetector efficiency by stacking two atomic layers of tungsten diselenide on a single atomic layer of molybdenum diselenide.

The first super-microsurgical intervention with ‘robot hands’ has been successfully performed in the Netherlands.

The rapid increase in smartphone and tablet use in recent years has users accustomed to interacting with their electronic devices by a simple swipe or touch of the finger. As a result, automakers are turning to touchscreen technology for a variety of applications.

A new, cheap attachment to telescopes allows a previously unachievable precision in ground-based observations of exoplanets — planets beyond our solar system.

Columbia University engineers report development of the first magnet-free non-reciprocal circulator on a silicon chip that operates at millimeter-wave frequencies.

Researchers at the University of Michigan believe the jerboa’s randomness of movement can be applied to the design of bipedal robots.

Yadle has launched File Intelligence, which uses AI and other intelligent technologies to improve how people work.

Pomelody is a combination of Netflix and Spotify that helps young kids and families spread their wings into music.

A new virtual-reality system that allows a user to teleoperate a robot offers promise for industrial automation.

Eight has launched their smart mattress that is designed to replace traditional mattresses with an alternative that helps customers achieve better sleep through higher comfort and technology.

Leveling LLC has launched Beat Lips, a pillow that makes resting while wearing headphones comfortable.

National Nano Day is October 9. Get up to speed with our video of 10 nanotechnology facts.