Humanoid robot training is booming around the world. Tech companies are rushing to build the robots for a market projected to reach $38 billion within the next decade.

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

Abstract: Mapping human hand motion to an anthropomorphic robotic hand is crucial for dexterous hand teleoperation. However, numerous challenges remain due to the high Degrees-of-Freedom (DoF) of ...

Sanket and his students found their answer in bats and the winged mammal’s highly sophisticated ability to echolocate, or ...

University of Chicago computer scientist Sarah Sebo is programming robots to give empathetic responses and perform nonverbal ...

The promise of the humanoid revolution is tantalizing: tireless mechanical workers marching into factories, warehouses, and ...

Sixteen-year-old Jared Lepora created a robotic hand from Lego pieces with near-human precision. A 16-year-old student from ...

Abstract: Traditional breast cancer surgeries require collaboration between ultrasound (US) doctors and surgeons, making the procedure complex and treating physicians prone to fatigue. In ...

In context: Elon Musk has long hyped Tesla's Optimus robots as a potentially transformative technology capable of eclipsing its electric vehicle business and driving the company toward a multitrillion ...

It’s been just over 12 years since Boston Dynamics unveiled its bipedal Atlas robot, and along the way it’s made huge advances in both mobility and AI capabilities. A new video (top) shared by the ...

Researchers and engineers from the Technical University of Munich have developed a first-of-its-kind underwater robotic hand designed to detect, grip, and withdraw litter from oceanic depths. Built as ...