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Robotics

The Hand at the End of the Robot Arm: The End Effector

The end effector is the device at the tip of a robot arm that actually does the work. This article covers where it attaches, the types of grippers, process tools and sensors, how t

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Psychology

Why Everyone Just Watches: The Bystander Effect

Why does help often arrive more slowly when more people are watching? This article covers the case and classic experiments that launched research on the bystander effect, the three

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Business administration

Why Delegated Work Goes Astray: The Principal-Agent Problem

The principal-agent problem is the conflict that arises when the interests of the person who hands over a job and the person who takes it on diverge. We look at why it happens, how

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Robotics

Smarter Together Than Alone: Swarm Robotics

Swarm robotics is the field of robotics that designs many simple robots to work together without a central leader, using only signals exchanged with nearby peers. This piece covers

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Psychology

One Now or Two Later? The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment

The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment studied self-control by asking young children to choose between one treat now and two treats later. This article explains how the experiment wor