Figure is gradually prepping its humanoid robot to competently take on household chores. While the California-based company has ambitions to deploy its robot in industrial settings like factories and ...

Qualcomm, which purchased microcontroller board manufacturer Arduino last year, just announced a new computer that marries AI with robotics.

Perhaps it's my refusal to uncritically buy into the idea that everyone will be a specs wearer in the future, but I always appreciate it when companies think of alternative AI-based wearables to smart ...

A robotic hand with fingernail-like tips lets robots peel fruit, open lids and pick up thin, flat objects with more precise, human-like dexterity.

Abstract: Modern manufacturing is rapidly shifting toward high-mix, low-volume (HMLV) production, which requires flexible and intuitive robot programming methods. However, conventional approaches such ...

Robotic end effectors, particularly dexterous hands, have become a critical bottleneck in the commercial deployment of humanoid robots. US start-up Psyonic is addressing this gap with a plug-and-play ...

Ahead of the Super Bowl, Cardi B entertained fans by dancing with a robot near her San Francisco hotel. As the rapper playfully danced with the humanoid robot, she lost her balance and sent them both ...

Here’s a party trick: Try opening a bottle of water using your thumb and pointer finger while holding it without spilling. It sounds simple, but the feat requires strength, dexterity, and coordination ...

What has opposable thumbs and is the most dexterous tool on the planet? The human hand, obviously. Well … not anymore. At least according to engineers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne’s ...

Here’s some nightmare fuel from the world of robotics: a robot arm with a six-fingered hand that can detach itself and crawl around on its own. The contraption is the invention of a team from the ...