Stanford scientists have developed an innovative capacitive 6-axis force-torque sensor priced under $10—significantly more affordable than conventional sensors costing $1000+.
Stanford researchers have developed a method to form orthogonal overlapping joints at the 4 corners of the starting square. In order to have constant height of each beam, inserts in the beams between the joints will be required.
Researchers at Stanford have developed a new path planning algorithm that enables autonomous multi-drone aerial surveys over large-scale environments. Their system solves the problem of finding routes over large areas in order to complete aerial survey tasks in reduced time.
Stanford engineers have prototyped and tested a flexible, soft growing robot that can deploy sensor networks for investigation in constrained spaces (see video below). Existing sensors for growing robots have focused on moving with the tip of the robot.
Stanford researchers have developed a time efficient and safer algorithm for autonomous cars that combines game theory and risk awareness. This algorithm computes approximate feedback Nash equilibria where all agents are risk aware, a novel approach.
Despite widespread adoption of stationary wireless charging, dynamic wireless power transfer suffers from a sensitivity to relative movement of the device with respect to the power source.
Engineers in the Solgaard lab have developed a high-speed, random access grating light valve (GLV) for phase modulation to steer and focus light in LIDAR and 3D imaging applications.
Stanford researchers have created the first large-scale dataset of aerial videos from multiple classes of targets interacting in complex outdoor spaces.
Stanford researchers at the Cutkosky Lab have patented a method of towing or pushing an object using a micro-robot. This micro-robot can drag loads almost 2000x its weight by using controllable dry adhesive for robotic "feet" that can develop huge amounts of shear force.
Stanford researchers at the Cutkosky Lab have patented a low cost, passively activated gripper that can grasp large curved, textured or delicate objects using an adhesive film.