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

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

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, ...

Imagine a rubber band that turns into a steel cable on command. Now imagine it’s inside a robot. That’s the basic trick of a ...

A new development in affordable, open-source mobile networks that enables near-real-time control of robotic arms could help ...

In the first days of my son’s life, during the fall of 2023, he spent much of the time when he wasn’t sleeping or eating engaged in what some cognitive scientists call “motor babbling.” His arms and ...

What is a robot? Well, it doesn't always look like a human. In fact, different roboticists have different definitions. But most agree that a robot needs to be a physical machine that can sense the ...