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Exoskeleton trial returns limb movement for quadriplegics
The system has been in development to restore limb function to those suffering with quadriplegia using a partly invasive wireless system to communicate signals from the brain to an algorithm that turns those signals into exoskeleton movements.
Brown University and Intel looking to AI to restore mobility to patients with spinal cord injuries
A team from the tech company Intel is working with scientists from Brown University in Rhode Island to enable patients with spinal cord injuries to move their limbs again using artificial intelligence (AI).
Ford developing technology to prevent bug residue from impairing lidar sensors in autonomous vehicles
U.S. automaker Ford Motor Company is developing a possible solution to a problem affecting autonomous vehicles: bug splatter.
Highly-dexterous robotic end effector
Robotiq’s three-finger adaptive robot gripper is a plug and play robotic end effector that provides the necessary dexterity to address numerous industrial processing applications.
Watch: Hygienic, modular, clean-in-place electric actuators
The 316 stainless-steel construction provides excellent corrosion resistance and withstands high pressure, high temperature and caustic wash-down.
Maximize efficiency, reliability and throughput with smarter proportional valves
Eaton’s AxisPro proportional valves outperform traditional valves thanks to their innovative design, intelligent controls and onboard diagnostics.
Calculate hydraulic oil viscosity at different pressures with online app
Select the oil being used, along with the system temperature and pressure, hit the submit button and the viscosity is displayed.
New wireline testing platform from Schlumberger
The Ora intelligent wireline formation testing platform consists of focused radial probes, a dual-flowline fluid analyzer and digital hardware providing operators with real-time laboratory grade downhole metrology.
The right way to weigh a right whale
Measuring the weight of these large baleen whales is no small feat, so researchers enlisted the help of drones to conduct aerial photographic surveys.
Study: AI will likely displace self-employed workers
New research from the University at Buffalo School of Management suggests that those at a greater risk of being displaced in the workforce by artificial intelligence (AI) are the self-employed.
Fluid Power Technology Conference expands to Cleveland
The event, presented annually in May and hosted in Milwaukee, has this year expanded to a second event to be held in Cleveland from Nov. 19-20, 2019.
IEEE Day 2019: Leveraging technology for a better tomorrow
In honor of IEEE Day, Engineering360 shares the most recent electrical engineering achievements selected as IEEE Milestones.
A solar solution for powering IoT sensors
Perovskite solar cells serve as energy harvesters in both outdoor and indoor conditions to power multiple sensors integrated on a single RFID tag.
A smart shirt that measures lung function
The smart shirt, dubbed Hexoskin, senses how the fabric stretches as the wearer’s chest expands and contracts.
Team develops artificial skin to enhance VR, assist rehabilitation
Scientists from the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have created a soft artificial skin that offers haptic feedback and that is also capable of immediately adapting to the wearer’s movements.
Small soil-moisture sensor has big impact on water conservation
The flat, thin sensors are expected to save nearly 35% of water consumption and to cost considerably less than commercial sensing systems.
Milking robotics, AI to monitor dairy herd health
Ingestible robotic pills designed to remain in a cow’s stomach will use sensors to transmit data on digestive health to a receiver worn around the animal’s neck.
Wearable monitors elderly, calls for help during emergency
Researchers from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in Lithuania, working jointly with researchers from the Department of Geriatrics at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU), are attempting to devise a system for monitoring the health of the elderly that will send out alerts to their contacts or an ambulance in the event of an emergency.
NASA orders 6 Orion spacecraft from Lockheed Martin
Another six spacecraft can be ordered for later missions as well.
Watch: Nail gun drone installs roofing shingles
The autonomous octocopter is reportedly capable of positioning a nail gun above a targeted nailing point, triggering the gun to insert the nail, and then moving on to the next point — all without human operators.