Heavy lifting is best handled with the legs. Or better yet, someone else’s legs. Regardless of who’s doing the work, lifting-related back injuries cost US companies a staggering $70bn USD in 20131.

The usual way a robot moves an object is by grabbing it with a gripper or using suction, but [Mile] believes that electromagnets offer a lot of advantages that are worth exploring, and has designed ...

Malaysia's state-owned Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) reported Wednesday that the lifting of the first topside module for its floating liquefied natural gas (PFLNG1) facility has commenced on ...