Robotics has made jaw-dropping progress in perception, navigation, and even conversational interfaces. Yet one part of the human body continues to humble engineers: the hand. Despite advanced ...

A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far ...

New 3D tactile sensing modules bring human-like touch to robotic hands, enabling precise force detection, adaptive grip, and ...

For decades, humanoid robots have lived behind safety cages in factories or deep inside research labs. Fauna Robotics, a New York-based robotics startup, says that era is ending. The company has ...

Robots can now run a half-marathon faster than humans and are rapidly homing in on the 100-metre sprint record. But why are ...

The humanoid robots will be part of a test that kicks off in May ( via The Guardian ), moving luggage and cargo at Tokyo's ...

Japan Airlines has announced (1) a partnership with a Japanese robotics company which it hopes will result in humanoid robots ...

Robots are improving fast, but most jobs are still safe. Here’s what robots can and can’t do in today’s workplace.

Researchers at the University of Turku have developed a stretchable, transparent, and conductive electronic skin that can be integrated into robotic hands to sense touch and pressure. Inspired by ...

Scientists say they've made a key breakthrough that would allow robots to figure out complex tasks on their own — but experts ...

A humanoid robot recently made headlines around the world for running a half-marathon and beating the human world record. Around the same time, an AI-powered robot defeated an elite human player in ...