Interesting Engineering

Video: Headless humanoid robot executes squat while lifting container precisely

PAL Robotics unveils its Kangaroo humanoid in a new demo, showing off balance, squats, and a surprising box-lifting test.
IEEE

Design and Modeling of A Compact Serial Variable Stiffness Actuator (SVSA-III) with Linear Stiffness Profile

Abstract: Variable stiffness actuator (VSA) can imitate natural muscles in their compliance capbility, which can provide flexible adaptability for robots, improving the safety of robots interacting ...
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Sigma unveils world's first 20-200mm superzoom for full-frame – alongside game-changing landscape and portrait fast prime lenses

Lenses The best lenses for the Nikon Z8 and Z9 in 2025: top-flight lenses for these top-of-the-range cameras Lenses Best lenses for the Panasonic Lumix S9 in 2025 Lenses An ultra-fast wide-angle prime ...
IEEE

Robust Data-Driven Control Against Actuator FDI for Unknown Linear Systems

Abstract: This paper designs a data-driven controller for unknown linear systems whose actuators suffer from false data injection (FDI) attacks, using only noisy input-state data. To achieve this ...