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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on July 17, 2025

Mechatronics Is Taking Off. Here’s How You Can Get In on the Action.

Mechatronics engineers fuse their knowledge of hardware, software and intelligent automation to build machines that can think, navigate and adapt to the physical world.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on July 03, 2025

What Is Swarm Intelligence?

Inspired by nature, swarms intelligence allows multiple machines to move and act as one, coordinating their efforts to perform complex tasks more efficiently than any single machine could do alone.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on June 30, 2025

What Is a Drone Swarm?

A drone swarm involves multiple drones working together as a single, unified entity, allowing one operator to control the entire group — or let it off-leash altogether.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on June 26, 2025

Human-Robot Interaction Helps Machines Work With Us — Not Just For Us

Human-robot interaction explores how robots can understand and respond to human behavior — from hand signals to facial expressions — in an effort to make these machines feel more like collaborative partners than tools.

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Anders Indset Anders Indset
Updated on June 11, 2025

Are You Ready to Be Replaced?

The era of widely available humanoid robots is closer than you think. Our expert shares his vision for the future.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on June 03, 2025

What Is Smart Manufacturing?

Data, automation and advanced robotics are transforming production lines and supply chains in the cyber-physical convergence. Here’s our guide to smart manufacturing and how it works.

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Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on May 30, 2025

Robots for Hire: 11 Ways Robots Help Humans

From delivery bots to robo buddies, robots serve humans in a variety of ways.

Artem Oppermann Artem Oppermann
Updated on May 22, 2025

What Is Nanorobotics?

Nanorobotics is an interdisciplinary field that has the potential to revolutionize a wide range of industries. Here’s everything you need to know and where we might find nanorobots in the future.

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Jacob Biba Jacob Biba
Updated on May 15, 2025

What Is Robotics as a Service (RaaS)?

Robotics as a service (RaaS) provides greater flexibility to robotics companies and their customers through a subscription-style business model.

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Brooke Becher Brooke Becher
Updated on May 12, 2025

What Is a Bionic Leg?

These robotic, lower limb prostheses use AI, sensors and powered joints to recreate naturally occurring movement patterns, offering wearers improved mobility and control — though the technology is still evolving and not always the right fit for everyone.

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