The Engineer

Flexible sensor skin gives robots a sense of dexterity

Robots could soon handle objects with the same dexterity as humans thanks to a flexible sensor skin developed by engineers from the University of Washington and UCLA. The skin can be stretched over ...
Business Insider

Dreame Technology Redefines Global Robot Vacuum Market with Revolutionary Robotic Flex Arm

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A robot vacuum with a bionic robotic arm has recently hit the jackpot in the robot vacuum cleaner industry. This device, which blurs the lines between ...
Business Wire

Opentrons Flex® Robot Surpasses 100 Protocols, Helping Labs Cut Costs and Accelerate Research

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Opentrons Labworks, Inc., a leader in lab automation and accessible robotics, today announced it has surpassed 100 protocols for its flagship Opentrons Flex ...
Business Wire

Opentrons introduces Flex Prep: A no-code robot offering the simplicity of a pipette with the versatility of a liquid handler

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Opentrons Labworks, Inc., a leader in lab automation and accessible robotics, today announced the launch of the Opentrons Flex™ Prep robot, paired with new ...
Automation World

Smart Flex Effector: A Sensor-Based Compensation Unit from Bosch Rexroth

The new Smart Flex Effector from Bosch Rexroth is a sensor-based compensation unit for industrial robots and Cartesian systems with an active measuring function in six degrees of freedom.
Hackaday

Building A Flex Sensor From Component Packing Materials

Hacks like this one don’t help us recover from extreme pack-rat behavior. Driving home the point that one should never throw anything away [Peter] built a flex sensor from component packing material.