On March 27, 2025, an experimental vehicle called BlackBird rose into the air during its maiden test, powered not by ...

This is a cycloidal drive, one of the most torque-dense gearboxes in existence. The one you see in the video is a simplified, very humble and small fully 3d printed cycloidal drive, but even in this ...

Gearboxes let engineers adjust servomotors’ operating speed and resulting torque. But understanding the two major types will lead to lower costs and better performance. Engineers have long used ...

Cycloidal drives are fascinating pieces of hardware, and we’ve seen them showing up in part due to their suitability for 3D printing. The open source robot arm makers [Haddington Dynamics] are among ...

Cycloidal drives have an entrancing motion, as well as a few other advantages – high torque and efficiency, low backlash, and compactness among them. However, much as [Sergei Mishin] likes them, it ...

What if the future of flight didn’t spin the way we’ve always imagined? Picture an aircraft that hovers effortlessly, maneuvers with surgical precision, and operates so quietly it could glide through ...

UK researchers have developed a new CT scanning method that produces the same image quality while also reducing radiation dose, according to a study published in Physical Review Applied. The technique ...

Trinity Industries Inc.'s subsidiary Halter Marine has been busy, delivering the Garth Foss—the second of two 155-foot (47.3-m), 8,000- hp enhanced tractor tugs equipped with cycloidal propulsion ...

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