By combining soft materials, cloud-scale simulation, and learning from human motion, researchers are teaching robots to grasp ...

Boston Dynamics reveals how software and learning-based AI will power Atlas for flexible, real-world manufacturing work.

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

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

Scientists at the University of Texas at Arlington, for example, have built a soft exoskeleton that fastens onto the arm and, ...

In September 2005, MD+DI published a story about researchers at Michigan State University who had built a robot designed for remote breast exams. The robot combined ultrasound technology and video ...

Ancient mudras offer a blueprint for smoother robot hand movement and could inspire new approaches to motor training and therapy.

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

The human hand is amazingly complex. With 34 muscles, more than 30 tendons, and 27 bones, hands can grasp objects, express emotion, create works of art, and accomplish many of the tasks that drive ...

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

AMC Robotics Corp. surged nearly 170%, driven by speculative trading rather than a clear fundamental catalyst. Learn more ...

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 ...