Engineers at Queen Mary University of London have built a new color-changing tactile sensor, which allows robots to "see" and touch in real-time. The novel idea was invented by Giacomo Sasso, a ...

Most prosthetic hands today still struggle with a fundamental problem: No two amputees are the same, yet most devices are designed as if they are. That mismatch makes natural, intuitive control ...

When you’re driving your car, you’re probably regularly looking at the speedometer to make sure you comply with the local speed limits. The method by which it works is simple enough: ...

Abstract: Force sensing is essential for many manipulation tasks and, more generally, for all robots physically interacting with their environment. While multi-axis force/torque sensors are readily ...

Raspberry Pis are excellent tools to bring your home to the modern age without spending thousands of dollars on fancy smart devices and electronic gadgets. These single-board computers are incredibly ...

When you think of Arduino projects, your mind likely goes straight to RFID door locks, weather sensors, or automated plant watering systems. While these are undeniably pretty cool projects, you might ...

Abstract: This paper describes the development of a proof of principle of a flexible force sensor and the corresponding readout circuit. The flexible force sensor consists of a parallel plate ...

When one thinks of virtual reality (VR) and video games, the first thing that pops up in the mind is recreational digital experiences. Over the past few years, however, we have seen increasing ...

1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany. 2 National Ear Care Centre, Kaduna, Nigeria. 3 School of Advanced Education, Research and ...