Researchers have overcome a major challenge in biomimetic robotics by developing a sensor that, assisted by AI, can slide over braille text, accurately reading it at twice human speed. The tech could ...

When it comes to robotics and prosthetics, it’s all about replicating real human motions. A key goal in the development of effective prosthetics has been to find ways to ensure they are able to sense ...

A wave of recent research has brought robotic touch sensitivity closer to human fingertips than ever before, driven by ...

A new type of robotic hand developed at The University of Texas at Austin demonstrates such sensitive touch that it can grasp objects as fragile as a potato chip or a raspberry without crushing them.

Researchers at Cornell University designed a flexible optic waveguide that serves as a force and strain sensor in a soft robotic hand. The hand can quickly and accurately detect textures, alter its ...

A tactile sensing robotic hand inspired by fish fin mechanics enables precise control of grip force, helping robots manipulate fragile objects without visual ...

Researchers have developed an automatic process for making soft sensors. These universal measurement cells can be attached to almost any kind of object. Applications are envisioned especially in ...

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics technology is making the commercialization of humanoid robots that think and move like humans a reality. For robots to act with the ...

The recent Ant-Man movie did a great job of putting quantum up in lights, but the future of quantum science shines even brighter than fiction. One application, quantum sensors, is already the basis of ...

Robots these days, especially humanoids, have one problem: it doesn’t feel nice or lifelike when you touch them. This is where an invention by Japanese robot startup Touchence comes in. Their ...