For years, ETH researchers have been investigating a molecular complex that plays a key role in protein synthesis. They have ...

Humans have it. So does Drosophila. But not yeast. That "it" is a small pause at the start of gene activity—a brief molecular halt that may have helped life evolve from simple cells to complex animals ...

Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have enabled a paralyzed man to control robots and wheelchairs, and to perform paid work, using only brain signals.

Abstract: Augmenting capabilities of human operators with multi-robot cells offers substantial advantages for increasing productivity in manufacturing applications. This synergy effectively combines ...

MIT engineers have quietly solved one of the biggest bottlenecks in living-tissue robotics, creating synthetic tendons that ...

Robotic systems operating in unstructured environments require the ability to switch between compliant and rigid states to perform diverse tasks such as adaptive grasping, high-force manipulation, ...

Johnny Chen, chairman of AI vision software leader Solomon, identified two major technical limitations currently hindering humanoid robot development: restricted visual range and slow learning ...

Humanity has reached the moon and sent probes to Mars, but leaving our solar system remains an impossible dream. This video breaks down the brutal physics and engineering challenges that keep us ...