Technology
A new generation of smart textiles that can move like a robot
A team from UNSW Sydney’s Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, and Tyree Foundation Institute of Health Engineering (Tyree iHealthE), led...
A day in the life of a mechatronics engineer
A recent graduate from University of Melbourne in mechatronics, Grace Brown is leading a team building Abi, a bipedal humanoid...
Surgical robots could chart the path to better patient outcomes
Engineers are devising groundbreaking surgical robots that could make some medical procedures safer and more precise.
“Life-changing value”: Australian engineers develop a device to help motor neurone disease sufferers
A device developed by Australian engineers could help sufferers of motor neurone disease and other conditions control electronics with their...
Engineers develop biomaterial to treat burns patients
An injectable biomaterial developed by University of Sydney engineers could provide an alternative to the painful treatments currently available for...
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.
Building a health monitoring drone to remotely detect heart rate and vital signs
The development of a drone that can remotely monitor vital signs has opened up conversations around the ethics of surveillance.
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.
Creating the world’s smallest and most dextrous underwater robotic arm
Most successful businesses start with a simple solution to a complex problem. For Australian robotics company Blueprint Lab, it was...
AI enables laryngectomy patients to get their voice back
Australian start-up Laronix is developing a bionic device that uses AI-based voice-cloning technology to restore the voices of laryngectomy patients.
