Covering a decade of research, this review dissects how engineers build force-feedback bilateral teleoperation, mapping four channel architectures and seven control algorithms—passivity, energy-bounding, model-predictive and more—each aimed at stability and transparency despite network delays. It spotlights emerging themes such as AI-adaptive gains and multimodal haptics, and ends by sketching frontier scenarios—from remote radioactive handling to dexterous robotic microsurgery—that will stretch the next generation of designs.

In a pioneering study, researchers treated rice seeds with various concentrations of paclobutrazol prior to planting, aiming not only to enhance seedling growth but also to reduce the incidence of bakanae disease in rice

Robotic exoskeletons are the future of helping people with certain disabilities perform daily tasks, but they can be prohibitively difficult and expensive to develop. Mechanical engineering associate professor Zach Lerner, whose research has focused on developing this technology, led a team that created OpenExo, an open-source exoskeleton framework, which will open doors for researchers globally to help speed up life-changing robotic discoveries.

Dr. Liam Duffy (Chemistry and Biochemistry) and Dr. Kaira Wagoner (Biology) were each awarded new R&D grants from NCInnovation, a public-private partnership designed to accelerate and commercialize innovative research emerging from North Carolina's universities. Duffy will continue development of new instrument for analyzing chemical isomers, a process with application in a host of fields including pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Wagoner will refine and optimize the UBeeO Assay, a technology she co-developed to measure and improve disease and pest-resistant behavior in honey bee colonies.

ITU-UNICEF initiative establishes new base for bringing every school online and promoting digital development