Interesting Engineering

Autonomous robots uncover hidden bloom altering carbon cycle of Gulf waters

Autonomous robots captured a hidden phytoplankton bloom after Hurricane Idalia altered Gulf chemistry. Hurricane Idalia did more than tear across Florida’s coastline in August 2023. It reshaped the ...

Makeblock mBot2 Rover Robotics Kit Features Encoders for Accurate Motor Control

Makeblock mBot2 Rover Kit features anodized aluminum parts, for STEM and more realistic engineering practice. Ages 8+ and 12+ tiers ...
IEEE

Slip-and-Fall Avoidance Control for Monopod-Hopping Robot Using MEMS Local Slip Sensor

Abstract: We developed slip-and-fall avoidance control for a monopod-hopping robot using a local slip sensor based on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). The local slip sensor detects the ratio of ...
IEEE

Non-Contact Orientation Mapping of Robot Manipulator for Human-Robot Interaction using Depth Sensor

Abstract: Since the depth sensor provides the joint position data of human arm, it is commonly used for the position mapping of robot manipulator in human-robot interaction. However it is difficult to ...