Can cutting open a robot be the best way to win an engineering argument? That slice through synthetic skin, theatrically done ...

Researchers have developed and tested a new type of human-like mechanical hand that combines the benefits of existing robot hands while eliminating their weaknesses. Until now, competing types of ...

US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel got a first-hand look at a life-size robot that resembles Hollywood's "Terminator," the latest experiment by the Pentagon's hi-tech researchers. Imagine powering your ...

To use, the operator wore a haptic glove, each finger of which connected to a motion-sensing device. The operator's hand ...

Blacksburg, Va. -- The Virginia Tech College of Engineering's Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) has captured another top award for its updated innovative robotic hand that can automatically ...

With a camera-containing head peering over the shoulder, the Fusion robot offers an intimate view of close-up tasks to a remote observer. (Keio Media Design) An ever-present robot companion is the ...

Scientists have developed a 3D-printed robotic hand which can play simple musical phrases on the piano by just moving its wrist. And while the robot is no virtuoso, it demonstrates just how ...

Robotics researchers at Cornell University made a hand that has something close to a human touch — it can not only touch delicate items but also sense the shape and texture of what it comes into ...