Step inside the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich, and you find yourself in a space that is part children's nursery, part ...

Hands move constantly during conversation. They signal emotion, stress a point, and form full languages such as American Sign Language. Behind this everyday motion lies a complex challenge. Each human ...

There is also a dance studio, complete with a wood floor and large mirrors. Here scientists record the movements of human ...

California startups are building robots to help with fold laundry and other tedious tasks as the race to dominate artificial ...

New Zealand faces a healthcare worker shortage and more need for carers. London-based robot designer Rich Walker talks about ...

To accelerate adoption across industry and research, SharpaWave runs on an open-source, developer-friendly software stack. The SharpaPilot app is fully compatible with major simulation platforms ...

Researchers give robotic arms the skill and precision of experienced surgeons, all thanks to the inspiration of a simple slip ...

General-purpose robots remain rare not for a lack of hardware but because we still can’t give machines the physical intuition ...

University of Utah engineers have given a bionic hand a mind of its own with the assistance of artificial intelligence.

When the sensors and AI were helping, the participants could "very reliably" grasp a cup and pretend to take a sip, Trout ...

Researchers at the University of Utah now report a way to make that trade-off a little bit easier. By giving a bionic hand a ...

First grader Amarah Ramirez, who has arthrogryposis affecting her arms and is blind, can now participate in class using a custom LED robotic hand built just for her by the Moorhead robotics team.