To identify the information technologies required for a computer-aided system to support materials selection, the committee articulated a future vision of a full-function Computer-Aided Materials ...

RoboGrammar is a new system that automates and optimizes robot design. The system creates arthropod-inspired robots for traversing a variety of terrains. It could spawn more inventive robot forms with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Tengler covers automotive and its transformative technology. Jan 05, 2021, 07:30am EST Jan 05, 2021, 11:12am EST This ...

Computer-aided designs, such as this model of a fingertip-sized heart pump, can reduce the number of physical prototypes that must be made. Computer-aided design (CAD) is a tool intended to facilitate ...

Almost every object we use is developed with computer-aided design (CAD). Ironically, while CAD programs are good for creating designs, using them is actually very difficult and time-consuming if ...

After radically transforming the world of design and production in sectors such as automotive and aerospace, robotics is now entering the construction sector. That is why École des Ponts ParisTech, a ...

Pickering's toolset accelerates design time, eliminates errors, and simplifies documentation across the test lifecycle.

Cyber attacks seem to occur nearly every day and most people assume that this is an inherent consequence of our reliance on modern computer systems and networks. The normal reasoning goes something ...

The selection of the proper materials for a structural component is critical to engineering design. Existing design procedures may currently be sufficient, especially where experience exists, but ...