Hands move constantly during conversation. They signal emotion, stress a point, and form full languages such as American Sign Language. Behind this everyday motion lies a complex challenge. Each human ...

Each robot costs only a single penny to manufacture. The robots could help advance everything from nanotechnology ...

Step inside the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich, and you find yourself in a space that is part children's nursery, part ...

The original Roomba was the first robot vacuum in the US, and the second ever made, following Electrolux’s Trilobite the year ...

Autonomous free-flying robots aboard the International Space Station (ISS) frequently lose their bearings. Without gravity to distinguish up from down, even precision sensors suffer from accumulating ...

The human hand is amazingly complex. With 34 muscles, more than 30 tendons, and 27 bones, hands can grasp objects, express emotion, create works of art, and accomplish many of the tasks that drive ...

Researchers at the University of Utah now report a way to make that trade-off a little bit easier. By giving a bionic hand a ...

During The Assembly Show last fall, we sat down with Anthony Leo, president of IPR Robotics, to talk about new product ...

Humanoid robots may be part of our future, but human psychology and the uncanny valley may stand between them and world ...

A Chinese startup unveils a humanoid service robot built for real-world roles, blending social interaction, dexterous arms, ...

The acclaimed interior designer—who once did Marc Jacobs’s townhouse—gives us a glimpse into her oh-so-New York City holiday ...

Routine starts with you waking up in a small room in what appears to be a retro-flavored, futuristic resort built on the moon ...