Monday, May 6, 2013 - 3:02pm
This just might be the first line of designer accessories aimed at pleasing our robot overlords.
robot arms stories
Friday, October 14, 2011 - 3:43pm
Raytheon-Sarcos has already made a name for itself 'round these parts with its promising XOS 2 exoskeleton, and now the company is showing off another prototype: one with big ol' robotic arms that'll do what yours do à la Robot Jox, and could very well replace the likes of the forklift.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 7:58am
Kaylene Kau's prosthetic arm isn't your typical robot-arm. It doesn't even have fingers — it's flexible tentacle design would make for an excellent replacement hand for wielding a lightsaber.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 12:13pm
A robot hand doesn't come equipped with the same luxuries of our own — at least, not yet. Our fingers feature a soft, conforming layer of skin that allows us to pick up objects of all different shapes, whereas a robotic gripper runs the danger of simply crushing the thing. So, why not take the fingers out of the equation?
Friday, September 24, 2010 - 3:12pm
So, imagine that you're using a robotic arm for the first time. It's intimidating, yet at the press of a button it suddenly moves over and grabs the desired object flawlessly. That's good, right? Apparently not, as participants trying out the arm preferred its manual mode.
