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Tech Xplore / Real-world helper exoskeletons come closer to reality with AI training

Georgia Tech researchers are using AI to quickly train exoskeleton devices, making it much more practical to develop, improve, and ultimately deploy wearable robots for people with impaired mobility.

Nov 19, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / AI agent learns to create 3D objects from sketches using CAD software

Computer-aided design (CAD) is the go-to method for designing most of today's physical products. Engineers use CAD to turn 2D sketches into 3D models that they can then test and refine before sending a final version to a ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Software
Tech Xplore / Fingertip haptic device brings lifelike texture to touchscreens

Northwestern University engineers have developed the first haptic device that achieves "human resolution," meaning it accurately matches the sensing abilities of the human fingertip.

Nov 19, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / New augmented reality tech can turn any surface into keyboard

Virtual keyboards are a frequent source of frustration for augmented reality (AR) users. The virtual surfaces are slow and error prone, and raising an arm to type on them can cause muscle strain known as "gorilla arm."

Nov 19, 2025 in Hi Tech & Innovation
Tech Xplore / Shrinking materials hold big potential for smart devices, researchers say

Wearable electronics could be more wearable, according to a research team at Penn State. The researchers have developed a scalable, versatile approach to designing and fabricating wireless, internet-enabled electronic systems ...

Dialog / Drop-to-deploy: How bistable mechanics unfold structures in under a second

Traditional deployable systems—relying on pneumatic pumps, electric motors, magnets, or manual assembly—often require bulky power systems or multiple steps. We began exploring whether a simpler, non-electronic alternative ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Studies reveal 95 barriers and 50 risks slowing decarbonization in the building sector

In the race against time to meet 2050 climate targets, building decarbonization looms large—but high upfront costs and a lack of public awareness are two of the biggest barriers for many countries, slowing the adoption ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Business
Tech Xplore / EU moves to delay 'high-risk' AI rules, cut cookie banners

The EU executive proposed rolling back key AI and data privacy rules on Wednesday as part of a push to slash red tape and help Europe's high-tech sector catch up with global rivals.

Nov 19, 2025 in Internet
Tech Xplore / New training method helps AI models handle messy, varied medical image data

Hospitals do not always have the opportunity to collect data in tidy, uniform batches. A clinic may have a handful of carefully labeled images from one scanner while holding thousands of unlabeled scans from other centers, ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Tech Xplore / Disney teaches a robot how to fall gracefully and make a soft landing

Bipedal (two-legged) robots are sophisticated machines, but they are not the most graceful when things go wrong. A simple push, fall or an obstacle can send them crashing to the ground, often resulting in expensive damage ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / Artificial neuron can mimic different parts of the brain—a major step toward human-like robotics

Robots that can sense and respond to the world like humans may soon be a reality as scientists have created an artificial neuron capable of mimicking different parts of the brain.

Nov 18, 2025 in Hardware
Tech Xplore / Seismic data can identify aircraft by type

Instruments typically used to detect the ground motion of earthquakes can also be used to identify the type of aircraft flying far overhead, research by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists shows. That's because aircraft ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Engineering