The robotics company Boston Dynamics has given its humanoid robot Atlas a three-fingered gripper that covers a large part of the functional range of a five-fingered robotic hand. This is possible ...

What makes a humanoid hand so fascinating? Imagine a robotic gripper delicately assembling intricate components on a factory floor or carefully holding fragile medical instruments during surgery.

A programmable metamaterial finger can lock into four positions without electronics. A simpler, more functional future for ...

A Harvard team has demonstrated that robots can be designed to react to their environment and perform tasks by programming intelligence into their structure. They created a robot capable of ...

The convergence of mechanics and electronics in robotics brings with it a lot of challenges. Thanks to 3D printing and low cost components, it’s possible to quickly and easily experiment with a ...

From sorting objects in a warehouse to navigating furniture while vacuuming, robots today use sensors, software control systems, and moving parts to perform tasks. The harder the task or more complex ...

A new generation of soft robots is here. Flexible, adaptable, and capable of navigating spaces once unreachable, these robots are designed to move like living organisms, transforming how doctors ...

SpaceX's massive Starship rocket soared into its latest test flight Monday, as the US company vies to defy critics who say its technology might not be on track to deliver NASA's lunar projects and ...

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