robotics

Left: person wearing the fluid motor attached to artificial muscles. Center: artificial muscle lifts suitcase off the ground. Right: robotic leg attached to artificial muscle flexes its ankle.

Jul 2, 2024

Portable engine can power artificial muscles in assistive devices

What sets the new engine apart is its ability to generate significant force without being tethered to an external power source.

Two men standing beside a large bench-shaped robot.

Jun 17, 2024

N.C. PSI advances AI for agriculture

At NC State University, the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative is leading efforts aimed at helping producers put artificial intelligence to work for increased yields, efficiency and sustainability. Two new tools will…

a man runs across a green lawn wearing a robotic exoskeleton that attaches to his waist, hips and knees

Jun 14, 2024

AI-powered simulation training improves human performance in robotic exoskeletons

The robotic exoskeletons help users save energy while walking, running and climbing stairs.

Students at a table demonstrating their seed size collection machine.

May 2, 2024

NC State students pair machine learning, robotics to improve ag research

Thanks in large part to a student-developed machine that can “see” and sort seeds by size, a new NC State University project could shed more light on how seed sizes influence…

On left part of image, a man's lower leg is shown, with the toes of his feet pointing down. There are sensors attached to his knee and calf. On the right, a robotic prosthetic lower leg is shown flexing in a pose identical to the man's leg. In the upper right hand corner, a graph shows an erratic line that moves up and down.

Oct 20, 2023

Robotic prosthetic ankles improve ‘natural’ movement, stability

Robotic prosthetic ankles that are controlled by nerve impulses allow amputees to move more “naturally,” improving their stability.

image shows two long, twisted strands of clear polymer

Sep 11, 2023

‘Brainless’ robot can navigate complex obstacles

Researchers who created a soft robot that could navigate simple mazes without computer direction have built on that work, creating a “brainless” robot that can navigate more complex environments.

Photo showing variety of objects that can be handled by new grippers.

Aug 3, 2023

Robotic grippers offer unprecedented combo of strength and delicacy

Device is flexible enough to handle soft and fragile objects as well as heavier ones.

illustration lays out the design of the RoboMapper device and how each component works (see article below for details)

Jul 26, 2023

New robot boosts solar energy research

The robot conducts experiments more efficiently and sustainably to develop a range of new semiconductor materials.

Orange painted industrial robot donated by ABB.

Apr 18, 2023

MAE receives robotics donation in support of research

By Jack BodenDepartment of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ABB has made a donation of several robots and a robot controller to NC State’s Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering to support the departments research in robotics, artificial intelligence and manufacturing. One of the donated robots in an IRB 6620 – which, according to ABB – is…