Scientists at the University of Texas at Arlington, for example, have built a soft exoskeleton that fastens onto the arm and, in one recent study, reduced how hard participants’ biceps and triceps had ...

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

As intelligence moves off screens and into the physical world, we have a rare opportunity to shape how people and machines ...

Robots are starting to gain something that looks a lot like a sense of touch, and in some cases even a crude version of pain.

Over the past decades, roboticists have introduced a wide range of systems that can effectively tackle some real-world problems. Most of these robots, however, often perform poorly on tasks that they ...

If you accidentally put your hand on a hot object, you'll naturally pull it away fast, before you have to think about it.

TL;DR: A robovac company has introduced a new Roomba featuring a robotic arm to aid in house cleaning tasks, such as picking up rubbish. The world of robotic vacuum cleaners is still evolving, and at ...

Most robots get around with tracks or wheels, but [Dave] had something different in mind. Sufficiently unbothered by the prospect of mixing electronics and water, [Dave] augmented a canoe with twin, ...