A Peek Inside Apple Durability Testing Labs

Apple is well-known for its secrecy, which is understandable given the high stakes in the high-end mobile phone industry. It’s interesting to get a glimpse inside its durability labs and …read more Continue reading A Peek Inside Apple Durability Testing Labs

Tentacle Robot Wants to Hold You Gently

Twelve pink tentacles are wrapped around a small, green succulent plant. The leaves seem relatively undisturbed. They are dangling from brass and white plastic pressure fittings attached to a brass circle.

Human hands are remarkable pieces of machinery, so it’s no wonder many robots are designed after their creators. The amount of computation required to properly attenuate the grip strength and …read more Continue reading Tentacle Robot Wants to Hold You Gently

RoboAgent Gets Its MT-ACT Together

Several video clips of a robot arm manipulating objects in a kitchen environment, demonstrating some of the 12 generalized skills

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have shared a pre-print paper on generalized robot training within a small “practical data budget.” The team developed a system that breaks movement tasks into …read more Continue reading RoboAgent Gets Its MT-ACT Together

Arctos Robotics: Build A Robot Arm Out Of 3D Printer Spares?

ARCTOS is a 6-DOF robot arm based upon 3D printed mechanics running a modified version of GRBL firmware. Let’s get this straight now, the firmware is open source, but the …read more Continue reading Arctos Robotics: Build A Robot Arm Out Of 3D Printer Spares?