Researchers have developed new hair-thin actuator fiber that can pave way to build safer ...

Researchers at Tohoku University, working with international collaborators in France, have developed an ultrafine "soft yarn" actuator fiber capable of bending, contracting, and producing complex ...

Wearable medical devices, like exoskeletons, often rely on soft actuators, materials that convert electrical energy into motion. But traditional actuators often use stiff metallic materials that limit ...

Researchers developed hair-thin polymer fibers that bend and contract with electricity, enabling soft robotic actuators that can be woven into textiles.

Advances in machine learning and shape-memory polymers are enabling engineers to design for mechanical performance first and ...

The evolution towards zonal architecture is driving opportunities in the development of smart actuators and micro-motors emphasizing edge computing. Smart actuators, integrating computing and sensing, ...

Here's how manufacturers and distribution centers can build automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) with carefully orchestrated motion control.

As the global manufacturing landscape shifts toward intelligent automation, the demand for high-performance pneumatic ...

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found that applying an electric field to a specialized ceramic can nearly ...

One of the newly introduced devices from Vishay centers on a compact tricolor light-emitting diode developed for use in systems where space efficiency and reliability are essential. LEDs remain widely ...