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

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

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

Two robots picked up T-shirts with orange-tipped claws, then neatly folded and piled them. A cute companion robot with bright ...

Silicon Valley startup Foundation isn't shy about employing its humanoid robots in the defense industry. And yes, the CEO is ...

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

Whether you're reaching for a mug, a pencil or someone's hand, you don't need to consciously instruct each of your fingers on ...

A team of MIT researchers created a speech-to-reality system that enables a robot to build furniture with just a simple ...

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 ...

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

Tiny microrobots are learning to fly with insect-like speed and control, thanks to new AI-driven technology developed at MIT.

Robotics player Boston Dynamics has offered its clearest look yet at how software will power its next-generation humanoid ...