SMARTLETs: Self-assembling microrobotic modules that form complex artificial organisms
From Chemnitz University of Technology 26/10/23 It is now apparent that the mass-produced artefacts of technology in our increasingly densely populated world – whether electronic devices, cars, batteries, phones, household appliances, or industrial robots – are increasingly at odds with the sustainable bounded ecosystems achieved by living organisms based on cells over millions of years. […]
Wireless, battery-free electronic ‘stickers’ gauge forces between touching objects
From University of California – San Diego 20/10/23 Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed electronic “stickers” that measure the force exerted by one object upon another. The force stickers are wireless, run without batteries and fit in tight spaces. That makes them versatile for a wide range of applications, from arming […]