SoftBank announced in early October 2025 that it has agreed to acquire Swiss industrial giant ABB's robotics business for US$5.375 billion, with the deal expected to close in the second half of 2026.

A laboratory in Pittsburgh’s Bakery Square is poised to make the next breakthrough in wheelchairs, a mostly stagnant industry ...

Toyota’s Walk Me is a robotic chair with legs that walk, climb, and fold, redefining mobility at the Japan Mobility Show 2025 ...

With NSF support, the University of Houston and a collaborative team of researchers are creating skill-augmented prosthetic ...

This dual cross-linking design lets the muscle switch stiffness on demand. In lab tests, its stiffness jumps from about 213 ...

Discover how Allonic is revolutionizing robotics with their unique 3D Tissue Braiding process for compliant robot design.

That’s why engineers at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed a soft robotic exoskeleton that lightens the load ...

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Researchers at Rice University have created an AI-powered soft robotic arm made from a new light-responsive elastomer.

Abstract: Movement coordination disorders can originate from congenital abnormalities, traumatic injuries, or severe infections. These conditions can manifest in various ways, such as hypertonia, ...

Abstract: Due to its structural flexibility and compliance in motion, the soft manipulator shows significant potential and application prospects in robot-human and environment interaction fields.

Pop culture has often depicted robots as cold, metallic, and menacing, built for domination, not compassion. But at Georgia ...