Some joint-design considerations are universal; others vary with the assembly methods used. Each joining technique has particular design requirements, while certain joint requirements may suggest a ...

Manufacturers have long automated repetitive, high-volume production tasks, but many assembly operations that require ...

Drop a plastic washer on a table, and your hand instinctively darts out to catch it before it rolls away. But ask even an ...

A paper crane that flaps its wings without a single motor inside it sounds like a magic trick. But engineers at Princeton ...

Robots are becoming more prevalent on the floor of many plastics shops, particularly injection molding facilities, and they come in all shapes and sizes. Robots also can be in other processes to ...

We need to start thinking of robots as a modern tool that we can optimally design for specific use cases rather than a panacea to solve every challenge.