Changing robot standards provide an opportunity for designers of cobots to deliver improved safety and greater functionality, ...

Robotic manipulation and grasping techniques have evolved rapidly to address intricate tasks in unstructured environments. Recent advances integrate artificial intelligence with classical control to ...

(Nanowerk News) MIT researchers have created an interactive design pipeline that streamlines and simplifies the process of crafting a customized robotic hand with ...

Elephants interact with the surrounding world using their proboscis, an organ with exceptional agility and versatility that enables them to perform both strong and delicate tasks by grabbing different ...

GuidaBot, LLC, a joint venture between the University of Houston and Fannin Innovation Studio, has received a one-year, $225,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop and commercialize ...

While plenty of people might worry about losing their jobs to technology, there's one job no one will complain about handing off to robots: bomb disposal. These machines are good in dangerous ...

Scientists summarize, compare and contrast research in learned robot manipulation through the lens of adaptability and outline promising research directions for the future. What if a robot could ...

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, ...

A concept of the future in which women would be able to call into their local pharmacy or health centre for a clinical breast exam (CBE) performed by a robot has been unveiled by scientists at the ...