Researcher Aaron Young makes adjustments to an experimental exoskeleton worn by then-Ph.D. student Dean Molinaro. The team used the exoskeleton to develop a unified control framework for robotic assistance devices that would allow users to put on an "exo" and go — no extensive training, tuning, or calibration required. (Photo: Candler Hobbs)

Aaron Young’s team has developed a wear-and-go approach that requires no calibration or training.

Universal Controller Could Push Robotic Prostheses, Exoskeletons Into Real-World Use

With an increased focus on home health, wellness, and prevention, a new market has been born around smart devices for tracking several vital parameters.

Optical Integration Without Compromises

ERIS, a robot specialized in scanning shelf labels created by Adapta Robotics, will soon be seen in supermarkets all across Romania

The Robot That Solves the Wrong Price Label Problem on Store Shelves

Electrodes printed on tattoo paper offer a promising alternative for monitoring biological activities.

Printed Tattoo Electrodes: Cutting-Edge Biomedical Monitoring

TidyBot is trained within a specific space so it can learn how different types of objects are put away in that area. For example, the researchers were able to make it put clothes on the couch. (Image credit: Kurt Hickman)

The one-armed “TidyBot” needs only a few starter examples to figure out how you like your stuff put away.

This robot learns to clean your space just the way you like it

MIT engineers designed an implantable device that carries hundreds of thousands of islet cells along with its own on-board oxygen factory to keep the cells healthy. Image: Felice Frankel

The device contains encapsulated cells that produce insulin, plus a tiny oxygen-producing factory that keeps the cells healthy.

An implantable device could enable injection-free control of diabetes

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