robotics
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Porcospino Flex: Lightweight Design and Flexible Spine Enhance Robotic Performance When robots face tight spaces and unpredictable terrain, most machines come to a stop. Researchers at the University of Genoa’s RICE Lab are changing that with Porcospino Flex, a bio-inspired single-track robot designed to go where traditional wheeled or legged robots fail. Inspired by segmented invertebrates, it features a flexible 3D-printed vertebral column made from ABS and TPU, allowing… |
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Ultra-Low-Power Neuromorphic Chip Enables Always-On Voice Detection A new neuromorphic chip has shown it can perform continuous voice activity detection while using extremely low power, addressing a major challenge in devices that rely on batteries or operate at the edge of a network. The chip identifies human speech with very fast response times by running neural network calculations in the analog domain. This method keeps voice detection running without… |
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World’s Smallest Programmable Micro-Robots Open a New Frontier in Robotics Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan have unveiled the world’s smallest fully programmable autonomous robots. Measuring just 0.2 × 0.3 × 0.05 mm, these microscopic swimming robots are barely visible to the naked eye yet can independently sense their environment, process information, and perform programmed tasks. Each robot integrates sensing,… |
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Top 10 Open-Source Robotic Arms For Beginners A robotic arm is one of those classic projects that almost every electronics enthusiast tries at some point. It’s a perfect mix of mechanics, electronics, and hands-on creativity and building one teaches you more than any textbook ever could. When most people think of robotic arms, they picture the big, ultra-precise industrial robotic arm machines found in factories… |
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Quarky Intellio Launches a Maker-Focused AI & AR Module Unlocking the Future of DIY Robotics Quarky Intellio is a LEGO-compatible AI module made for hands-on learning in Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, and Robotics. It is built on the ESP32-S3 microcontroller and includes a camera, microphone, speaker, rechargeable battery, SD card slot, and multiple connection ports. These features allow users to experiment with vision, sound, and basic edge AI projects using a small, all… |
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How MIT's Aerial Microrobots Fly as Agilely as Insects Engineers from MIT have developed aerial microrobots that are roughly 450% faster with about 250% better acceleration in comparison to prior demos. “We want to be able to use these robots in scenarios that more traditional quadcopter robots would have trouble flying into, but that insects could navigate,” said Kevin Chen, an associate professor at MIT. The robot's controller is… |
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Building a Humanoid Robot? Join DigiKey and Hirose for an Informational Webinar on Humanoid Robotics DigiKey, the leading global electronic components and automation products distributor, is offering a free webinar with supplier Hirose about humanoid robotics on Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. CST. The one-hour virtual event will cover design priorities, common pitfalls and connector solutions that are enabling the latest advancements in humanoid robotics. The global humanoid robot market is… |
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XPENG’s Next-Gen IRON Humanoid Needed to Prove It Wasn’t Human XPENG’s latest iteration of IRON was showcased at XPENG’s AI Day on the 5th of November 2025. It’s made quite an impression with its catwalk, impressing some viewers and causing suspicion among others. It reached a level of anthropomorphism where people were genuinely confused if it was an actual humanoid or if there was a human inside a synthetic outfit doing the walking. The online buzz was… |
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DigiKey Now Offering Arduino UNO Q DigiKey, the leading global electronic components and automation products distributor, announces the just-released Arduino ® UNO Q is available for preorder through the DigiKey website. The cutting-edge new generation of development boards combines a powerful microprocessor with graphic acceleration and a dedicated microcontroller for streamlined product development. Whether you need a… |
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Open-Source ESP32 Hexapod Robot That Sees, Talks, and Fights Educational robotics company Hiwonder has released miniHexa, an AI hexapod robot based on an ESP32 with Arduino programming support. Its physical prowess comes from its 18 individual servo motors that enable realistic hexapod locomotion and complex maneuvers. It can strafe in any direction without needing to turn around through the use of inverse kinematics algorithms. The bot can be… |
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Mouser Talks Tech Features FIRST Founder Dean Kamen Mouser Electronics, Inc.’s most recent Mouser Talks Tech video episode features an interview with Dean Kamen, the founder of FIRST®. The interview was recorded in Houston during the 2025 FIRST Championship, where Mouser served as the registration sponsor. The interview centers on how much of an influence FIRST has had on students and the support it has offered towards growth in science,… |
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Marvel Asked and a Creator Delivered a Working H.E.R.B.I.E. Built in Seven Days Marvel asked content creator Frank to build a working replica of H.E.R.B.I.E., the robotic assistant from The Fantastic Four: First Steps, for the film's blue carpet premiere. With only seven days of time and help from engineer Danny, Frank built a fully animatronic H.E.R.B.I.E. using custom 3D models and off-the-shelf components. A two-wheeled balancing robot called Diablo was used as… |
