Our muscles are nature's actuators. The sinewy tissue is what generates the forces that make our bodies move. In recent years, engineers have used real muscle tissue to actuate "biohybrid robots" made ...

Losing an arm cuts more than muscle and bone. It also severs the easy, wordless link between what you want to do and what ...

The ARM Institute will perform research, development, testing, and evaluation to advance dual-use robotics of interest to the ...

When it comes to training robots to perform agile, single-task motor skills, such as handstands or backflips, artificial intelligence methods can be very useful. But if you want to train your robot to ...

A research team at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has engineered soft materials with highly ...

The company’s founder, Elon Musk, has also long talked about using the implant to help paraplegics regain limb control through robotic arms or even an entire Optimus robot from Tesla. Wray's video ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Beyond Gravity has secured a contract to deliver robotic arm thruster pointing mechanisms for the small satellites Swissto12 is building for geostationary orbit. The multi-axis Appmax 3 ...

Robots are being put through all kinds of abuse these days. They’re being kicked, punched, shoved, and even dragged by a chain around their neck — all in an apparent effort to teach them how to adapt ...

Robotics has come a long way in the last decade, going from rare novelties to everyday helpers doing everything from vacuuming homes to performing intricate surgeries. And if you ask Assistant ...

Many companies are focused on building robots, or the hardware components to help them move, grip objects, or interact with the world around them. Silicon Valley-based OpenMind is focused under the ...