One of the joys of browsing secondhand shops is the possibility of finding old, perhaps restorable or hackable, electronics at low prices. Admittedly, they usually seem to be old flat-screen TVs, ...

Abstract: Virtual surgical simulation offers promising training for complex procedures, such as robotic internal mammary artery harvesting. Building upon previous work on dynamic virtual simulation ...

Abstract: This paper presents a complete modeling-to-validation workflow for an inverse dynamics controller applied to a two-degree-of-freedom planar robotic arm, incorporating high-fidelity ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Engineers in Switzerland recently created a detachable, spider ...

So, you’ve seen the videos, right? The "robot dog" from Boston Dynamics, Spot, is pretty amazing. It can climb stairs, walk over rough ground, and generally go places that would make a human think ...

Boston Dynamics Just Beat Tesla to the Factory Floor. Here's Why Investors Should Watch the Parts, Not the Robot. At CES 2026 two weeks ago, a robot walked onto a Las Vegas stage, waved to the crowd, ...

In this video, we build a Python simulation to compute the electric field produced by a uniformly charged ring. Using numerical integration, we visualize the field behavior and compare it with key ...

LAS VEGAS — Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time Monday at the CES tech showcase, ratcheting up a competition with Tesla and other rivals to ...

Boston Dynamics has been working on the Atlas robot since 2013, and it's come a long way since. The key? Humanoid robots shouldn't copy human anatomy exactly, said Boston Dynamics' CEO Robert Playter ...

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