Automation starts with a simple promise: a system gets an instruction, and the physical world reacts. Conveyor lines move ...

Big, innovative breakthroughs often result in game-changing technologies. Smaller incremental improvements in essential material components can similarly lead to significant performance and efficiency ...

Actuators with built-in encoders and precision guidance enable position, speed and force adjustments on-the-fly without mechanical reconfiguration or production delays. Integrated diagnostics monitor ...

Figure 1: an illustration of how the micrometer-scale hydrogel actuators work. a. When an external electric field is applied, water inside the soft hydrogel moves through its internal network, causing ...

“While textiles traditionally serve solely as passive apparel, the transition to fabrics that function as powerful actuators will enable a new class of comfortable, unobtrusive, practical wearable ...