Michigan Engineering | University of Michigan The researchers compare them to fat deposits in living creatures.
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Powering robots: biomorphic batteries could provide 72 times more energy than stand-alone cells
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Space motor helps make robotic prosthetic leg more comfortable and extends battery life
Getting rid of some gears enabled a free-swinging knee, regenerative braking and brought the noise level down from vacuum cleaner to fridge.
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Technology that serves all: a single step could pave the way
A Q&A with Chad Jenkins.
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Lights in the labs – and eyes – of researchers coming back to work
‘Noncritical’ in-person research begins ramping up, with public-health protocols.
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Delivery robots help Ann Arbor restaurants weather COVID
U-M startup says robotic food deliveries have quadrupled.
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Stronger, faster, further
Charting a path to powered exoskeletons: A Q&A with Leia Stirling
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‘It’s like you have a hand again’
An ultra-precise mind-controlled prosthetic.
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What humans want, in an automated car
U-M researchers examined how a person’s perception of safety in an autonomous vehicle was influenced by its “personality” traits.
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Roofing drone nails down shingles
Automated drone does work at the same speed as a novice roofer, researcher says.
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Open-source bionic leg: First-of-its-kind platform aims to rapidly advance prosthetics
‘This represents the future of research—rapid prototyping of open source robotic hardware and embedded systems with shared code.’
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