I asked one of the creators of the arms, Professor Masahiko Inami, to tell me more. This is a small copy of this movement. So physical computing to avoid collision. Also, it's very intuitive. It's ...

A new open-source humanoid robot, ALANA, is attracting action in the maker community for its affordability and functionality.

It's easy to take joint mobility for granted. Without thinking, it's simple enough to turn the pages of a book or bend to ...

A robotic hand can pick up 24 different objects with human-like movements that emerge spontaneously, thanks to compliant materials and structures rather than programming.

A robotic hand developed at EPFL can pick up 24 different objects with human-like movements that emerge spontaneously, thanks to compliant materials and structures rather than programming.

Robotic systems are transforming industries worldwide, from manufacturing plants to healthcare facilities. However, the journey from concept to deployment is often fraught with design and ...

Imagine a wrist brace that allows you to move your wrist when you need it and locks it safely in place when you don’t. Or picture a robot that changes the way its joints move depending on the ...

SPIDAR, a hybrid aerial-terrestrial robot, uses vectoring rotors for agile flight and crawling across diverse terrains.

Manually validating the mechanical design, planning robot paths, determining sequencing to hit optimal cycle time targets, and defining those interlocks can take a team well over 100,000 hours for a ...

Pool robot cleaners not only take some of the load off of your pool’s filter and pump, they also reduce the time and energy required to keep it pristine. Because these machines require a ...