Magnetic graphene oxide sheets fold, move, sense motion, and switch function by swapping magnetic layers, offering a fast, reprogrammable platform for soft robots and other morphable structures.

Swiss start-up Mimic has developed a dexterous robotic hand that could provide manufacturers with a cheaper and more reliable solution than humanoid robots ...

Everywhere I've been, it's been the same: Entering mysterious worlds through kitchens or bedrooms or offices or hallways. No matter where I go, I put on the headset, draw the magical boundaries of my ...

Have you ever wanted to wipe down a table hundreds of times while Elon Musk watches? Training Tesla's humanoid robot might be ...

Humanoid robot training is booming around the world. Tech companies are rushing to build the robots for a market projected to ...

The slang that has found its way into nearly every conversation, every exchange of words, every response to any question in which children as young as elementary age are involved, has been declared ...

It stands 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs about as much as a golden retriever and costs near the price of a brand-new budget ...

Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...

A humanoid robot built for combat is no longer science fiction. A stealth startup claims it’s ready to mass-produce thousands ...

Robot makers want us all to believe we’re on the brink of an autonomous humanoid robot revolution. But that’s just not true.

For its painstaking physicality alone, stop-motion is inherently impressive as an animation technique, no matter the scale or ...

Humans have never made great inspectors. They can be inconsistent and inefficient. Robots, on the other hand, are emerging as ...