Robot skin that senses touch and pain — and triggers instant reflexes — makes robots more like humans. It probably also makes ...

Watching a child learn to run is a joyous, but sometimes painful experience. It seems the same is true for [James Bruton]’s impressive Sonic the Self-Balancing robot, even with bendable knees and ...

Humanoid robots are starting to gain something that once belonged firmly in the realm of science fiction: a sense of pain.

ABB Intelligent Vision System ABB Robotics has launched OmniCore EyeMotion, which enables any OmniCore-powered robot to ...

Pyxel is a robot dog that very young programmers can use as a graphical programming language. 1. The Pixel puppy has touch-sensitive sensors so that it knows when you're petting it. The Pyxel can be ...

Robots that move, sense and even coordinate with one another usually bring to mind tangled wires, circuit boards and humming ...

Researchers from AMOLF's Soft Robotic Matter group have shown that a group of small autonomous, self-learning robots can adapt easily to changing circumstances. They connected these simple robots in a ...

Researchers at the University of Tel Aviv have developed a robot that can "smell" using an innovative biological sensor. The sensor transfers electrical information in response to the presence of an ...

A camouflaged device that can deter poachers from attacking rhinos using an alarm and ultrasonic sensor, a low-cost health assistant robot that can check your forehead temperature and a ...

A new category of sensing technology transforms mobile robot vision from 2D to 3D, improves safety performance and provides 50-80% cost savings compared to traditional, LiDAR-based systems and sensor ...