When Aaron Tan began his Ph.D. in mechanical and industrial engineering at the University of Toronto in 2019, leading a robotics startup in Silicon Valley was the furthest thing from his mind.

Below is a robot developed by The Clueless #11212 FIRST Tech Challenge team, based in San Diego, California, USA. The current team is made up of 14 members from 8 middle/high schools across the San Diego area and competes in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) program. Over its 10-year existence, the team has achieved many successes in […]

Although collaborative robots have become widely available and used in numerous industries, the professionals who design them frequently encounter and must overcome various challenges in cobot design. How should designers address them?