Robotics
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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.
Australian robotics team built for Olympics success
The world’s leading robotics competition, held in the United States this month, will welcome a Brisbane-based team of CSIRO experts...
How realistic is Elon Musk’s ‘Tesla Bot’? We asked an expert
Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk recently announced the company’s plan to build a humanoid robot designed to take on...
