Four new Australian engineering innovations solving some of the world’s greatest challenges
From a robot that can rehabilitate patients to concrete made from coffee cups, some incredible engineering inventions have hit the ...
Tag: robotics
Feeling the full force of haptic technology
By integrating haptic technology into robots and VR, Professional Engineer of the Year Saeid Nahavandi is transforming simulated experiences.
Watch: The world’s smallest robot crab walks into the history books
Engineers from the US’s Northwestern University have devised a half-millimetre-wide robot crab that is the smallest-ever remote walkable device.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge turns 90
The Sydney Harbour Bridge was officially opened ninety years ago. Today it remains a stalwart of Sydney Harbour and an ...
The challenges of completing the world’s deepest remote underground mine inspection
Australian engineers have sent a robot where no other has gone before, completing the deepest remote underground mine inspection in ...
How engineers can help build smarter, more resilient supply chains
From empty supermarket shelves to Australia’s dwindling supplies of fuel additive AdBlue, the pandemic has exposed how tenuous the world’s ...
University of Adelaide team wins third prize in NASA robotics challenge
A team of students from the University of Adelaide has taken out third prize and US$75,000 in the NASA Space ...
What are the uses for robotic textiles?
Until recently, robotic fabrics were attached to external machines that modulate factors inside them, such as shape, sensors or air ...
How robots will work alongside humans in Amazon’s new Sydney warehouse
As Amazon prepares to open a huge new warehouse in Sydney next year, one engineer gave create a look into ...
Watch: Australian engineers make history at ‘robot Olympics’
An Australian team of robotics experts took out second-place at the world’s leading robotics competition last month.
