The symmetrical design and flexible fingers mean that the robot can transport objects on either side of its body. For humans, ...

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A lightweight humanoid robot developed by researchers in China does not behave in the way most robots do. It stretches, ...

Like something out of the Addams Family, scientists have created a detachable robotic hand that can crawl and grab objects.

The robot can bend, grasp and carry in ways humans can’t, which could help it navigate spaces too confined for human arms.

A series of videos is reigniting debate over the future of humanoid robots. The videos shared by robot builder and researcher Logan Olson from October show the training exercise that enables a ...

It’s a bizarre sight: With a short burst of light, a sponge-shaped robot scoots across a tiled surface. Flipped on its back, it repeatedly twitches as if doing sit-ups. By tinkering with the light’s ...

A kirigami-skinned soft robot powered by pneumatic muscles achieves crawling, steering and obstacle avoidance, advancing mobility for confined and rough terrain. (Nanowerk News) Limbless animals move ...

Humanoid robots look impressive and have enormous potential to change our daily lives, but they still have a reputation for ...

Unlike traditional robotic grippers fixed to stationary arms, this dual-mode manipulator functions both as a conventional end effector and as an independent mobile tool. Once undocked, ...

This spinning-mass principle drives several robots in development. One is a remote-controlled wheel that jumps when the internal mass rotates fast enough to lift it off the ground. Unlike spring-based ...