A South Korean robot’s “suicide” is being investigated by the Gumi City Council after the cyborg hurled itself down a two-meter, or six-and-a-half foot, flight of stairs on Wednesday. The now-defunct ...
Tomorrow's space marines wear futuristic power suits for enhanced strength when fighting alien invaders in science fiction. As a possible step toward that future, NASA and General Motors have come up ...
A huge, super-fast indestructible robot hand might seem like a terrifying prop from a science-fiction film. But this hefty 4.1kg (9.9lbs) hand is very real and is already being used to develop the ...
University researchers say they have made a "key breakthrough" in the development of tactile robotic hands. Led by Prof Nathan Lepora, a professor of robotics and AI, at the University of Bristol has ...
From holding a ball to daintily grasping a chopstick, a new robotic hand developed by scientists in the UK can grab a range of objects just by moving its wrist and the feeling of its "skin". The ...
A highly dexterous, human-like robotic hand with fingertip touch sensors can delicately hold eggs, use tweezers to pick up computer chips and crush drink cans. The hand could eventually be used as a ...
SCI-FI fans will be in their element as one of Europe’s largest privately-owned collections of model robots, cyborgs and androids lands in the region. Robot – or to give it its full title, Robot: a ...
Robots designed for neurorehabilitation, specifically for supporting arm and leg movement and motor relearning, are increasingly being adopted for individuals with limited limb mobility due to illness ...