The sense of touch gives you vital information about the world around you. From gripping a coffee mug to shaking hands or ...

A team of researchers from Saarland University is creating lightweight, compact and energy-efficient miniaturized pumps and ...

Smart valves and actuators offer steadily developing opportunities in industrial fluid management, with precise and ...

Many of the robotic systems developed in the past decades are inspired by four-legged (i.e., quadruped) animals, such as dogs, cheetahs and horses. By replicating the agile movements of these animals, ...

The need to validate new technologies and increasingly study more complex structural engineering designs demands new ...

Northwestern says the new device can simulate a much more realistic sense of touch. It could even let deaf people "feel" ...

VT has announced it is to host the How to Select the Right Linear Actuator to Achieve Greater Efficiency and Reliability live ...

Berlin, German-based Perinet GmbH will share its vision and technologies for the direct, smart and secure connection of ...

When it comes to haptic feedback, most technologies are limited to simple vibrations. But our skin is loaded with tiny sensors that detect pressure, vibration, stretching and more.

Scientists have developed a small-scale actuator tech that can impart omnidirectional, superimposable, dynamic forces to the ...

PI’s P-562.6CD 6DOF Nanopositioning Stage uses parallel kinematics to achieve nanometer precision and millisecond response ...

Today's virtual reality games and content can be pretty immersive, but they largely miss the mark when it comes to haptic ...