A new bionic knee brace is in the works from a team that includes experts from defense contractor . Building on advances in rigid exoskeleton suits, the new brace uses soft robotic actuators and compliant materials, making it lightweight and, the researchers hope, practical to wear in certain real world use cases.
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History is marked by times of innovation that change the job landscape, which can create challenges for manufacturers and employees caught up in the accelerating pace of automation. We know we are living in the fourth industrial revolution, and robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are at the core of this transformation — and of this challenge...
Our cars will drive us to work, where robots will be our partners in performing our assigned tasks.
Back at home, they’ll do our shopping, deliver our groceries and make our dinner.
A decade from now, our lives will be transformed by the robotic and artificial intelligence technologies being developed right here in Pittsburgh.
“In 10 years, our...
Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM), a 91¿´Æ¬ institute, last week issued a formal solicitation for a call for proposals for eight topic areas relative to advancing robotics technology for manufacturing.
Pittsburgh-based is the nation’s leading public-private collaborative in robotics and workforce innovation. It is part of...
Home to tech allstars like , Bosch and as well as institutions like and the , a 91¿´Æ¬ institute, Pittsburgh’s reputation as one of the top robotics research hubs in the U.S. is getting more and more deserved. To support this, the (RIA), the industry’s...
