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Topic: applied science

Four-panel laboratory photograph showing an acrylic box, flashlight, heart-shaped object and computer monitor balanced on small pivots beside digital scales.
Steven M. Hyland, Jing Xiao and Cagdas D. Onal · The inspected PNG is Figure 9 in a preprint designated Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, with no separate third-party credit or exclusion attached. Commercial editorial reuse and adaptation are permitted with creator attribution, a license link and an indication of modifications. No endorsement is implied.

ANALYSIS Robotics

A Robot Estimates an Object’s Center of Mass Without Toppling It

A robot estimated an object's center of mass through controlled tilts without toppling it in a bounded laboratory validation.

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By Maso Intelligence
6 min read

Composite showing two green pneumatic-neuron prototypes, an exploded module, buckling-switch states, a heating and inflation cycle, and the wired signaling layout.
Dongting Li, Michael T. Tolley and Nick G. Gravish · Figure 4 is contained in a preprint designated Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, with no separate third-party credit or exclusion attached. Commercial editorial reuse and adaptation are permitted with attribution, a license link and an indication of modifications. No endorsement is implied.

ANALYSIS Robotics

Pneumatic Neurons Make a Soft Robot Crawl Without a Central Controller

Heat-driven modules passed an inflation wave around a wired ring and moved a laboratory crawler 25 millimeters, while slow cycles and thermal failures bound the result.

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By Maso Intelligence
6 min read

Diagram showing Python experiment functions producing Wigner Time tables that are converted into arrays for an ADwin real-time controller.
T. W. Clark, B. Sárközi, A. Dombi, Á. Kurkó, D. Nagy, A. Simon, D. Varga, P. Domokos and A. Vukics · Figure 2 is contained in a paper distributed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International, with no separate third-party credit or exclusion attached to the figure. Commercial editorial reuse and adaptation are permitted with attribution, a license link and an indication of changes. No endorsement is implied.

ANALYSIS Applied Science

Wigner Time Makes Cold-Atom Control Sequences Easier to Inspect

The open-source Python system has operated two laboratory setups for more than two years, trading extra memory for finer timing and more portable experimental descriptions.

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By Maso Intelligence
7 min read

Composite showing a human hand grasping a screwdriver and the ARTiS robotic gripper holding the same type of tool with its jamming palm and adaptive fingers.
Roman Mykhailyshyn, Yukiyasu Domae and Kensuke Harada · Figure 1 from a paper distributed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International. Commercial editorial reuse and adaptation are permitted with attribution, a license link and an indication of changes. No endorsement is implied.

ANALYSIS Robotics

ARTiS Gripper Holds Tools More Securely, but Drill Vibration Exposes Its Limits

A jamming palm and adaptive fingers improved screwdriver force resistance in laboratory tests, while uneven tool results show the distance to industrial deployment.

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By Maso Intelligence
6 min read