In our future hospitals, soft robots might be used as surgical robots. But before that can happen, researchers need to figure out how to precisely control and move these deformable robots. Added to ...

Watch robotic hand glide to Smooth Criminal a playful moonwalk demo shows just how dexterous robotic motion has become.

Our hands are works of art. A rigid skeleton provides structure. Muscles adjust to different weights. Our skin, embedded with touch, pressure, and temperature sensors, provides immediate feedback on ...

Growing up, we learn to push just hard enough to move a box and to avoid touching a hot pan with our bare hands. Now, a robot hand has been developed that also has these instincts.

Recent advancements in technology have revolutionized the world of assistive and medical tools, and prosthetic limbs are no exception. We've come a long way from the rigid, purely cosmetic prosthetics ...

「Amazing Hand project」は、AI開発プラットフォームで知られるHugging Faceが2025年4月に買収したヒューマノイドロボットのスタートアップ企業であるPollen Roboticsによるオープンソースのロボットハンドに関するプロジェクトで、従来のものより価格を大きく抑え ...

Prosthetic hands have long struggled to replicate the dexterity and functionality of natural hands, often limiting users to a single grasp function at a time. This limitation has made everyday tasks, ...

A robot has been put to work on the corridors of University Hospital Galway, as part of new research looking at the use of technology in healthcare. It is initially being deployed to promote hand ...

The human response to being tickled is really danged weird. When someone pokes another someone just so, the result is often spontaneous, uncontrollable laughter. This response is known as gargalesis, ...