Abstract: Variable Impedance Control (VIC) approaches offer effective means for enabling robots to perform physical interaction tasks safely and proficiently, by including time-varying gains within an ...

Emerging aviation technologies developer Aurora Flight Sciences is progressing with assembly of its prototype X-65 active flow control demonstrator. Aurora on 20 November shared an image of the X-65 ...

As Democrat Mikie Sherrill handily defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in New Jersey’s bitterly contested gubernatorial race Tuesday, she also learned she’ll work with a state Legislature where both ...

The low-voltage variable speed drive (VSD) allows variable control instead of fixed-speed operation. These days, VSDs can reduce energy consumption by up to 30% on average—and as much as 80% in ...

When a multi-die package worth $500 fails final test because of a defect that originated three process steps earlier, the economics of advanced packaging become painfully clear. Each excursion carries ...

For a product to be assembled successfully, it’s essential to move the right parts or tools to the right place, in the right orientation, at the right time. Motion control technology makes that happen ...

Introduction: Wrist function impairment is common after stroke and heavily impacts the execution of daily tasks. Robotic therapy, and more specifically wearable exoskeletons, have the potential to ...

Abstract: Admittance control enables supple control of a robot through force-motion mapping, allowing robots to actively adapt to forces exerted by humans during interaction, which are typically ...

General Douglas MacArthur, commanding general for the unified U.N. forces Aiding the Republic of Korea to repel the North Korean Communists, and a staff officer (right) inspecting a North Korean tank ...

School of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Immune Regulation and Immunotherapy, Guangzhou 510515, ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — On Wednesday, Virginia’s Democratic-controlled General Assembly passed several gun control measures, including multiple that are now headed to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) desk.