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Tech Allows Gesture Control of Robots and Devices

Jan 28, 2021 | Robots

Senior software engineer David Alfonso of Boston-based Pison Technology doesn’t resemble the sorceror’s apprentice from the old Walt Disney cartoon “Fantasia.” But with a wave of his hand, he seemed almost as powerful. Armed with only a high-tech cuff wrapped around...

Robotic-assisted Surgery Reaches 10-year Milestone

Jan 14, 2021 | Healthcare, Robots

Robotic-assisted surgery – while still in growing stages – shows a bright future for patients, doctors and hospitals embracing this advanced technology, say local and national experts studying this surgical evolution having roots in South County Hospital. Wakefield’s...

Tiny Robots and Sensors Need Tiny Batteries

Jan 14, 2021 | Batteries, Featured, Robots

Computers, sensors and robots as small as a grain of salt are being developed that can move around, detect light, sound, pressure, chemicals and magnetic fields. Less than a millimetre across and a few hundred micrometres thick, they process information and...

Fish Robots Form Schools Like the Real Thing

Jan 14, 2021 | Oceanography, Robots

Seven little bluebots gently swim around a darkened tank in a Harvard University lab, spying on one another with great big eyes made of cameras. They’re on the lookout for the two glowing blue LEDs fixed to the backs and bellies of their comrades, allowing the...