We have all seen vacuum pads picking up objects in factories or trade shows and probably give little thought as to how they pick up those objects. Some of us may assume they employ a vacuum to just ...

In Part 2, we built a small A-Frame Gantry for a practice session. In this article, we will put the gantry to work to move a load. As should be noted for any kind of technical rescue training, these ...

Karl Price, mechanical engineer for Atlas, demonstrated the updated three-fingered gripper. The second-generation device has ...

Lifting heavy objects incorrectly can lead to serious back injuries. Here's how to use your legs to your advantage. Whether I’m carrying two-pound bag of groceries or a 20-pound box, I can always hear ...