On Wednesday, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings unveiled a massive new robotic arm designed ...
As AI powered prosthetic arms become more advanced, a surprising detail could determine whether they truly feel like part of the body: how fast they move.
Advances in motor design have allowed different types of robots to both specialize for industrial functions and converge in precision.
Matt Denton]’s SpoolBot is a surprisingly agile remote-controlled robot that doesn’t just repurpose filament spool leftovers.
NASA's Curiosity rover has captured a rare and striking nighttime view of Mars, giving scientists a new way to look closely at the planet's surface. The image was taken using special lights on the ...
What has opposable thumbs and is the most dexterous tool on the planet? The human hand, obviously. Well … not anymore. At least according to engineers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne’s ...
EtherCAT’s deterministic, on-the-fly frame processing and flexible topologies make it a strong real-time Ethernet backbone for autonomous mobile robots.
What if the next big step in human technology is as small as an extra thumb on your hand? A new study shows that for most people, learning to use that extra digit takes about as long as brewing a cup ...
Sellafield nuclear power plant is testing whether a robot can be used to monitor radiation levels. The Cumbrian plant has completed its first trial of a swabbing tool, designed to be used by Spot, a ...
Could European Nato members use their large holdings of US shares and bonds to put pressure on America? It’s a question that some in Europe found themselves asking as the geopolitical crisis over ...
Inspired by birds which can fly with their wings and skillfully perch with their talons, a research team from Zhejiang University designed the world's first hand-shaped flying manipulation robot, ...
National AI usage among businesses is growing, with current rates at 18% and projected to hit 22% in six months. Larger firms show higher AI adoption; those with 250+ employees report a 27% usage rate ...