Scientists at the University of Texas at Arlington, for example, have built a soft exoskeleton that fastens onto the arm and, in one recent study, reduced how hard participants’ biceps and triceps had ...

The researchers behind the recent work, based in China, decided to implement something similar for an artificial skin that ...

Boston Dynamics product lead Aya Durbin discusses Atlas, industrial humanoid robots, and what it takes to make humanoids ...

Robot skin that senses touch and pain — and triggers instant reflexes — makes robots more like humans. It probably also makes ...

If you accidentally put your hand on a hot object, you'll naturally pull it away fast, before you have to think about it.

According to the World Stroke Organization, one-in-four people will suffer a stroke at some point in their life.

I spent my childhood longing for him to bring me fun drinks on his little tray while I reclined on the sofa, glued to back-to ...

When people are dropped into the most dangerous of conditions – as when disaster strikes, or during exploration of another planet – they generally have the highest number of needs and the lowest ...

Engineers have found a way to shepherd microrobots with no wires, no radios, and no onboard computers. Instead, they steer them with light patterns designed using the same math physicists use to ...