A joint research team has developed the first 4D printing technology built from industrial sulfur waste, producing recyclable soft robots that move autonomously in response to heat, light, and magnetic fields.
Category: Engineering
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Lenovo unveils world-first 1,000Wh/L silicon-anode battery for laptops
Lenovo has introduced a new proof-of-concept battery technology, unveiling the world’s first 1,000Wh/L silicon-anode battery designed for notebooks and workstations.
The development marks a step forward in energy storage, achieving an…
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Bones Studio to Release BONES-SEED – the First Multimodal Motion Dataset Purpose-Built for Humanoid Robotics
Until now, researchers and startups building humanoid robots faced a critical challenge: no publicly available, large-scale, annotated motion dataset designed specifically for robotics. At GTC 2026, Bones Studio is closing that gap with…
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Factory Paying Human Worker to Watch Robot Worker All Day
One of the newest roles emerging in the fast-growing robotics sector isn’t in engineering or…
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PTC Teams with NVIDIA to Unite Design and Robotics Simulation by Connecting Onshape to NVIDIA Isaac Sim
-PTC connects Onshape CAD directly to NVIDIA Isaac Sim in a cloud-native workflow
-Helps robotics teams move from design to realistic simulation in minutes, while maintaining a single source of truth
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FANUC Accelerates Physical AI in Industrial Robotics, Leveraging NVIDIA Technologies
Strategic collaboration combines FANUC’s global robotics leadership with NVIDIA AI computing and simulation platforms to deliver intelligent, adaptable automation for the factory of the future.
FANUC, the world’s leading supplier of…
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Thermal cameras used in drones and robots can be tricked by heat sources, study finds
As thermal cameras become commonplace on autonomous drones and vehicles, a University of Florida engineering professor is working to make sure they can’t be maliciously tricked into “seeing” things that aren’t there.
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Digital Surveillance Turns Everyday Devices Into Evidence
Every time you unlock your smartphone or start your connected car, you are generating a trail of digital evidence that can be used to track your every move.
In Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance, just…
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PI Earns Gold in MassEcon Economic Impact Awards
Ceremony to be held in April.
Shrewsbury, MA – Physik Instrumente (PI), a global leader in precision motion control and nanopositioning technologies, has been named the Gold winner in the 2026 Team Massachusetts Economic Impact…
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US Army to boost RDX and HMX production at new ‘Center of Excellence’
The United States Army is moving to overhaul its munitions infrastructure by setting up a new research and manufacturing center at the Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD) in Kentucky.
Announced in mid-March 2026, this move aims to fix long-standing…
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