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

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

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

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

A bionic hand controlled by AI under the direction of the amputee provides the best approximation of normal hand dexterity, ...

Designed for next-generation sustainable electronics, the new artificial synapse combines femtojoule-level power consumption with long-lasting memory and full biodegradability, pointing to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Humanoid robots may be part of our future, but human psychology and the uncanny valley may stand between them and world ...

Scientists integrated proximity and pressure sensors into a commercial bionic hand, and then trained an artificial neural ...

Walk into Tosec BV, based in the Netherlands, and you’ll see the hallmarks of many custom metal fabricators. You’ll hear the ...