Biological muscles act as flexible actuators, generating force naturally and with an impressive range of motion. Unsurprisingly, scientists and engineers have been striving to build artificial muscles ...

The researchers behind the recent work, based in China, decided to implement something similar for an artificial skin that ...

On the outskirts of Beijing, young Chinese entrepreneur Cheng Hao sits on an indoor soccer pitch – but this turf isn’t for humans. It’s where engineers working for his start-up, Booster Robotics, ...

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Learn how humanoid robots use adaptive control and error recovery, helping teams handle tough tasks with fewer stoppages.

Our muscles are nature’s actuators. The sinewy tissue is what generates the forces that make our bodies move. In recent years, engineers have used real muscle tissue to actuate “biohybrid robots” made ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Most robots today are effectively numb. They can't feel what they touch, making it dangerous for them to handle delicate objects or work closely with humans. Adding touch ...

Engineers at MIT have devised an ingenious new way to produce artificial muscles for soft robots that can flex in more than one direction, similar to the complex muscles in the human body. The team ...

APPLETON, Wisconsin (WGBA) — Separating your trash from your recyclables should be easy, but what happens when a plastic bottle ends up in the wrong bin? Fortunately, there’s a new tool being used in ...