LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in their recent global motors and actuators market in industrial robots 2017-2021 report. This market research report also ...

Motion is a critical function of any robotic system, and actuators play a key role in supporting accurate and repeatable torque, force, etc. As robotic systems evolve thanks to trends in ...

A team of researchers provides a perspective on the role that soft actuators and energy harvesters play in building ...

The robotics actuators market is on the cusp of substantial growth as advancements in technology and innovation continue to shape ...

A team from the University of Sheffield has turned a long-standing weakness in robotics into a key strength. Led by Dr. Lin Cao from the university’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, ...

Discover how maxon’s advanced drive systems and simulation services are powering the next generation of mobile and autonomous robots In this QuickChat, Machine Design editor-in-chief Rehana Begg ...

Spherical motors and actuators represent a versatile class of devices offering rotational motion in three dimensions. Their unique geometrical configuration enables multi‐degree-of-freedom (DOF) ...

Improvement in the design of medical equipment for better-streamlined functionality and performance is influenced by a number of critical factors. The research, design, modeling, testing, prototyping, ...

Roboticists have been motivated by a long-standing goal to make robots safer. The new actuator could be used to develop inexpensive, soft, flexible robots which are safer and more practical for ...

Non-Cartesian actuators are improving applications where they weren't even feasible before. Full definition of their dynamics and kinematics helps designers extract maximum performance from these ...

Engineers have developed a new soft, flexible device that makes robots move by expanding and contracting -- just like a human muscle. To demonstrate their new device, called an actuator, the ...