Interesting Engineering

‘Silicon Village’: US to 3D-print submarine parts in its territory closest to China

Guam has taken a major step toward diversifying its economy and boosting US defense manufacturing in the Pacific.
Hackaday

Better 3D-Printed Bridges Are Possible, With The Right Settings

The header image above shows a completely unsupported 3D-printed bridge, believe it or not. You’re looking at the bottom of ...
New Atlas

3D-object-making machine forgoes printing for knitting

If you find 3D printers to be just a little too coldly futuristic, this contraption might be more to your liking. Scientists ...
Cutting Tool Engineering

Rowan University’s new lab advances manufacturing through artificial intelligence

Housed at Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering’s Rowan Hall and directed by Antonios Kontsos, Ph.D., the DEHub lab is capable of digitizing real-world objects, as well as creating new objects based ...
Interesting Engineering

New knitting machine weaves solid 3D forms, adding stitches in any direction

A team from Cornell and Carnegie Mellon has created a knitting machine that constructs solid 3D shapes by adding stitches in ...
IEEE

Obstacle Avoidance Path Planning for Apple Picking Robotic Arm Incorporating Artificial Potential Field and A * Algorithm

Abstract: With the development and maturity of the automated robotics industry, more and more apple plantations are introducing automated picking robotic arms for fruit picking. However, the complex ...
IEEE

Inverse Kinematics of a 7-Degree-of-Freedom Robotic Arm Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning and Damped Least Squares

Abstract: As we advance towards the future of the smart manufacturing industry, our research focuses on enhancing manipulator technology. Inverse kinematics is a key component of robotic arm control, ...