Robots that let you remotely feel textures. Interact with a virtual-reality environment. Control gadgets without touching them. This is what visitors experienced on June 3 when three interdisciplinary ...

For decades, computer-aided design (CAD) has been the cornerstone of modern engineering. Yet much of the workflow still relies on manual repetition, rigid processes and human interpretation. Engineers ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. As robotics matures from simple process automation to more advanced AI-driven systems, engineers are faced with making critical design choices for a ...

Sam Kriegman, a professor at Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering, is something of a local celebrity. He can often be found on television shows explaining the wonders of his new invention – ...

Roughly 40 user-requested enhancements alone were made to Dassault Systemes’ SOLIDWORKS software for 2025, so when Machine Design reached out to talk about them, Manish Kumar, CEO and vice president R ...