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FuseBot is a robotic system that can efficiently find and retrieve both RFID tagged and untagged target objects in line-of-sight, non-line-…
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Optogenetic techniques have recently been applied to peripheral nerves as a scientific tool with the translatable goal…
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The human ankle provides a significant amount of net positive work during the stance period of walking, especially at moderate to fast walk…
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By Ken Nakagaki, Joanne Leong, Jordan L Tappa, Joao Wilbert, and Hiroshi IshiiOverviewProject HERMITS explores a way to greatly a…
Therms-Up! is a DIY method of creating inflatables and prototyping interactive materials from wasted thermoplastic bags that easily found a…
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