WHAT IS ROBOTICS?

by Peter Nikiforov, Mechanical Engineer WHAT DOES ROBOTICS ACTUALLY MEAN? The word “robotics” can elicit images of humanoid robots replicating human behavior, but the term has a more general use in engineering. Modern robotics is an interdisciplinary field dealing with designing, building, and operating machines that automate labor. Robotic machines typically consist of moving parts, sensors, actuators, computers and often …

USER EXPERIENCE AND THE EMERGING USE OF HAPTICS

By SIGMADESIGN Electrical Engineer Image Credit: https://labs.wsu.edu/robotics-and-automation/haptic-gloves/  Photographer: Laura Dutelle The most impactful advances in technology are those which enhance the human experience and bring significant value to our lives. Our most valued technologies keep us warm, safe, connected with our loved ones, and enable us to learn, grow, and share our ideas. In recent decades, popular technologies provide us …