Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 2:23pm
Oh, good. Cheap, tough arms for the robot masses yearning to overthrow their human overlords.
robotics stories
Sunday, February 24, 2013 - 2:45pm
Researches create robotic suction cups like those of an octopus.
Monday, February 18, 2013 - 5:34pm
This gripping breakthrough has broad-reaching implications for the world of prosthetics.
Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 6:59pm
A new material created by researchers at MIT performs a pretty handy trick: it turns small amounts of water vapor into energy.
Sunday, July 22, 2012 - 1:39pm
Throwing trash into a trashcan and making sure it lands in said trashcan can be an exhausting task. Well, as this video from Japan shows, there may be a trashcan out there that does the work for you (save for the actual throwing of the trash).
Sunday, July 15, 2012 - 8:47am
There haven't been enough incredibly creepy robot heads that can display human emotion, so researchers at the University of Pisa went ahead and made what might be the creepiest thing I've ever seen: a robot that can display a full range of human emotions.
Friday, July 6, 2012 - 10:13am
While several robotics labs have created freaky bipedal walking bots, one University of Arizona lab has recently unveiled a pair of freaky disembodied legs that mimics muscle and tendon systems to create the most human-like gait yet.
Saturday, June 23, 2012 - 10:37am
Robots can do some amazing things, such as playing basketball, but what they can't do is feel the objects they touch. Until now. It might seem like a small point — robots are, after all, non-sentient — but for anyone who has a prosthetic arm, being able to sense texture could lead to greater grip and usability.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 2:24am
The science fiction fantasy of Steve Austin, The Six Million Dollar Man, just took a huge leap toward reality thanks to the work of the researchers behind a new thought-controlled modular prosthetic limb.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 2:46am
The dream of exoskeletons usually focuses on the idea of being able to dive into the middle of a battlefield firefight or increase one's strength à la Ripley in Aliens. But the real near-term future for the technology is in body rehabilitation, as exampled by the new LOPES system.
