When robots are built with biological materials, they have the potential to achieve remarkable behaviors typically only seen ...

A crawling robot whose actuators passively synchronize moving forward and is able to sense the end of the terrain, preventing falling off and damage. The robot actuators, sensor, and safety switch are ...

Abstract: Due to the presence of strong hysteresis nonlinearity, achieving robust and precise control of piezoelectric actuators (PEAs) is highly challenging. In this article, a novel ...

The global lead zirconate titanate (PZT) market reached USD 324.5 million in 2020. Worldwide demand for lead zirconate ...

Oct. 30, 2025 – Rotork is delighted to announce the launch of the RTP-4000 range, a new generation of intelligent valve ...

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The global pneumatic actuator market is entering a decisive growth phase as manufacturers seek efficient, durable, and ...

It's hard to top Valve when it comes to its catalog of timeless, competitive multiplayer games. Dota 2 and Counter-Strike are of course the poster children, but Team Fortress 2 is still going ...

Rumor mill: The XR landscape will see a significant shake-up in the final months of 2025. Valve and Samsung are launching two of the industry's most anticipated headsets. With demand for immersive ...

Abstract: This letter proposes novel variable-curvature soft helical actuators (VC-SHAs) using fluidic prestressed composites (FPCs) for enhanced grasping performance. A third-order three-dimensional ...

It turns out that an application on Steam can't be both a mod, which Team Fortress 2 Classic is, and a demo, which it was about to be, at the same time. You might think somebody would have flagged ...