Despite how advanced robots have become, getting them to feel the way humans do is an incredibly complex challenge.
Analog cameras are nowhere near as efficient as biological eyes. If you’ve ever handled a single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, especially if it had a zoom lens attached, you know how heavy they are, and ...
Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognise objects, navigate ...
Step inside the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich, and you find yourself in a space that is part children's nursery, part ...
A research team in South Korea has developed a soft robot named Octoid that can mimic the movement and behavior of an octopus in its natural habitat. The robot's "triple-in-one" system enables it to ...
Underwater octopuses change their body color and texture in the blink of an eye to blend perfectly into their surroundings ...
A 301 mg soft robot jumps continuously under constant light without batteries or electronics, using snap-through buckling and self-shadowing to create an autonomous feedback loop.
Although they're constantly improving, robots aren't necessarily known for their gentle touch. A new robotic system from MIT ...
Whether artificial hands with an especially gentle touch or an endoscope that crawls through the intestines like a worm, ...
Tokyo engineers unveil a dog-inspired robot that uses air-powered muscles to study how animals absorb impact while running ...
Image courtesy by QUE.com In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, the race towards creating human-friendly robots is ...
There is also a dance studio, complete with a wood floor and large mirrors. Here scientists record the movements of human ...