Engineering
Robotic sensing
Robotic sensing is a subarea of robotics science intended to give robots sensing capabilities, so that robots are more human-like.…
Piezoelectric motor
A piezoelectric motor or piezo motor is a type of electric motor based on the change in shape of a…
Electroactive polymers
Electroactive polymers, or EAPs, are polymers that exhibit a change in size or shape when stimulated by an electric field.…
Shape-memory alloy
A shape-memory alloy (SMA, smart metal, memory metal, memory alloy, muscle wire, smart alloy) is an alloy that "remembers" its…
Artificial muscle
Artificial muscle is a generic term used for actuators, materials or devices that mimic natural muscle and can reversibly contract,…
Linear actuator
A linear actuator is an actuator that creates motion in a straight line, in contrast to the circular motion of…
Actuator
An actuator is a component of a machine that is responsible for moving and controlling a mechanism or system, for…
History of robots
The history of robots has its origins in the ancient world. The modern concept began to be developed with the…
Robotics
Robotics is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering and science that includes mechanical engineering, electronics engineering, information engineering, computer science, and…
Computer vision
Computer vision is an interdisciplinary field that deals with how computers can be made to gain high-level understanding from digital…