IIT Delhi opens admissions for the third cohort of its Executive Programme in Robotics. This five-month course blends ...

Last September, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) unleashed teams of robots on simulated mass-casualty scenarios, including an airplane crash and a night ambush. The robots’ job ...

Collaborative Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CoRIS) Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, United States When a passively compliant hand grasps an object, slip events are often ...

In the future, a caregiving machine might gently lift an elderly person out of bed in the morning and help them get dressed. A cleaning bot could trundle through a child’s room, picking up scattered ...

Abstract: The ability of robotic hands to sense their environment and provide feedback is becoming increasingly vital for advanced robotic systems. Real-time tactile interaction is crucial for ...

Robotic submarines are poised to become a major addition to the fleets of the world's major navies and as the technology matures more attention is being paid by the likes of the European Defence ...

In September 2005, MD+DI published a story about researchers at Michigan State University who had built a robot designed for remote breast exams. The robot combined ultrasound technology and video ...

Seeed Studio’s Amazing Hand is an open-source, 3D-printable robotic hand kit with eight degrees of freedom (8-DOF), designed for developers working on robotics control and hardware experimentation. It ...

To interact with the world around them, robots need robust hands to grasp and manipulate objects. To deal with objects usually manipulated by humans, a humanoid hand shape and kinematics are ...

At Hon Hai Tech Day (HHTD25), the spotlight fell on the debut of Foxconn's bipedal humanoid robot. Due to venue constraints, the robot was showcased statically, focusing on its advanced hand ...