Robots could soon handle objects with the same dexterity as humans thanks to a flexible sensor skin developed by engineers from the University of Washington and UCLA. Bio-inspired sensor skin wraps ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A robot vacuum with a bionic robotic arm has recently hit the jackpot in the robot vacuum cleaner industry. This device, which blurs the lines between ...

Most robots rely on rigid, bulky parts that limit their adaptability, strength, and safety in real-world environments. Researchers developed soft, battery-powered artificial muscles inspired by human ...

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., January 28, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Opentrons Labworks, Inc., a leader in lab automation and accessible robotics, today announced it has surpassed 100 protocols for its flagship ...

The new Smart Flex Effector from Bosch Rexroth is a sensor-based compensation unit for industrial robots and Cartesian systems with an active measuring function in six degrees of freedom.

A robot's sensitivity to touch could be vastly improved by an array of polymer-based tactile sensors that has been combined with a robust signal-processing algorithm to classify surface textures. The ...

When we last heard about the modular snake robot designed by Carnegie Mellon University robotics professor Howie Choset, it had been used to explore an abandoned nuclear power plant. Now, however, a ...

Watching a child learn to run is a joyous, but sometimes painful experience. It seems the same is true for [James Bruton]’s impressive Sonic the Self-Balancing robot, even with bendable knees and ...

Welcome to the “gun show,” robot. Flex it: Researchers at MIT have created a robot that closely monitors your biceps as you lift and move things around. It isn’t just admiring your guns, though. The ...