Click and release: Experimental set-up used to constrain click beetles during X-ray synchrotron imaging at the Advanced Photon Source. (Courtesy: John J Socha) Click beetles use the elastic recoil of ...

Researchers are studying click beetles to inspire more agile robots. Aimy Wissa, assistant professor of mechanical science and engineering (MechSE) at Illinois, leads an interdisciplinary research ...

This morning, two NASA astronauts will do a spacewalk outside the International Space Station in order to repair the orbiting lab’s main robotic appendage: the Canadian robotic arm. A latching ...

The model SC0323L is a new pull-type magnetic latching solenoid with a "zero power to hold" mechanism. It is targeted for use in products requiring linear actuation and continual hold with the absence ...