For those of you that don’t know, the Heathkit HERO (Heathkit Educational Robot) was a ‘bot built in the early 1980s. [Rick] wasn’t satisfied with his model ETW-18’s programming interface, so decided ...

Abstract: In this paper we propose the design of a novel 3D-printed soft robot capable of traversing corrugated pipes, which are widely employed in subsurface agricultural drainage systems. The robot ...

Abstract: Robotics has come a long way from industrial robotic arms and is all set to enter our homes. The capability of a robot to navigate in an unknown human populated environment with obstacles ...