Soft robots are gaining a lot of attention in research circles, largely due to the safety benefits for humans who might need to work in their vicinity, and from an engineering lab at the University of ...

Streamlining a robot's design can cut back on maintenance and repairs by eliminating any extra parts that could break. Even better, transitioning from mechanical to electronic parts simplifies design ...

This article and video are part of the TechXchanges: ROS: Robot Operating System and Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), as well as the Now and Then series. Building robots isn't an easy task.

Researchers have developed an AI training method that enables robots to transfer skills learned in simulation into real-world ...

There are currently a number of groups developing touch-sensitive electronic skin for robots. Scientists at Cornell University are pursuing a simpler approach, however, using shadow-imaging cameras to ...

CENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) and its company eInfochips have established a Robotics Center of Excellence (COE) to help customers accelerate time to market for ...

Robots were literally everywhere at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). They were handing out collateral, entertaining the masses, and sometimes performing tasks like folding clothes, or ...

South Korea’s tech giant Samsung is beefing up its staff to expand its robotics and AI businesses, ahead of its 2030 mission ...

Power converters have gained an increasingly important role in every electronic application and robotics is no different. Today, most electronic devices integrate components that have different power ...

Tactile sensors provide robots with the ability to interact with humans and the environment with great accuracy, yet technical challenges remain for electronic-skin systems to reach human-level ...

Engineers have created a four-legged soft robot that doesn't need any electronics to work. The robot only needs a constant source of pressurized air for all its functions, including its controls and ...