Robotics

A newly developed printable elastic conductor retains high conductivity even when stretched to as much as five times its original length.

A group of researchers are designing autonomous underwater vehicle with biosensors to monitor water quality.

New research shows that an 18-mm magnetized capsule colonoscope, which can be paired with standard medical instruments, successfully performed intricate maneuvers inside the colon while guided by an external magnet attached to a robotic arm.

Engineering researchers have developed a revolutionary process for 3D printing stretchable electronic sensory devices that could give robots the ability to feel their environment. The discovery is also a major step forward in printing electronics on real human skin.

Researchers have developed a system which allows noncoders to teach robots a range of tasks simply by providing some information about how objects are typically manipulated and then showing the robot a single demo of the task.

Welcome and Introduction keynote presentation from IDTechEx CEO, Raghu Das, introducing the technologies covered along with an introduction to the IDTechEx Show! in Berlin 10-11 May 2017. www.IDTechEx.com/Europe

To outer space and the deep ocean, add "beneath the ice" to the list of rarely charted frontiers of science exploration.

Operating rooms are supposed to be sterile environments, but studies show that they remain contaminated with microscopic pathogens that can cause Surgical Site Infections even after they have been cleaned.

UiPath builds intelligent software robots that help businesses globally automate repetitive processes by leveraging cutting-edge computer vision technology.

A new generation of prosthetic limbs which will allow the wearer to reach for objects automatically, without thinking - just like a real hand - are to be trialled for the first time.

SAM, short for Semi-Automated Mason, is the first commercially available bricklaying robot for onsite masonry construction.

On May 10-11 an estimated 3,000 people from over 40 countries will meet at the Estrel Convention Centre in Berlin to discuss the commercialization of a diverse range of emerging technologies.

The traditional interface for remotely operating robots works just fine for roboticists. They use a computer screen and mouse to independently control six degrees of freedom, turning three virtual rings and adjusting arrows to get the robot into position to grab items or perform a specific task.

Watch the preview of the IDTechEx Show! coming up in Berlin, 10-11 May 2017.

A new cable-driven robot makes it possible to produce customised parts and also to obtain information in real time about the status of a construction.