There are many chess robots, most of which require the human player to move the opposing pieces themselves, or have a built-in mechanism that can slide the opposing pieces around to their new ...

Honor's move into robotics feels like a bold move, and it turns out that its first humanoid has some bold moves of its own.

The video features Lakshveer confidently explaining the system, with his workstation visible: a monitor displaying code and ...

Made with wood, springs and rubber bands, Rich Walker remembers fondly the first robotic hand built by Shadow Robot in the late 1990s. "A lot of it was done with just stuff that we had," says Walker, ...

Have you ever dreamed of building your own walking robot but felt overwhelmed by the complexity or cost? Dorian Todd explores how the Sesame Project makes robotics more accessible than ever, offering ...

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, ...

The company will reveal its Gen 3 robot in the first quarter of 2026. The company will reveal its Gen 3 robot in the first quarter of 2026. is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who ...

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Forward-looking: When engineers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) set out to rethink the human hand, they removed one of its defining constraints: attachment. The result is ...

With its opposable thumb, multiple joints and gripping skin, human hands are often considered to be the pinnacle of dexterity, and many robotic hands are designed in their image. But having been ...

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