Researchers have developed a haptic device capable of reproducing the softness of various materials, from a marshmallow to a beating heart, overcoming a deceptively complex challenge that has ...

The digital revolution is about to steal most people's jobs as artificial intelligence does our work ever more efficiently (1). What about caring for children and the elderly? If these tasks are soon ...

Developed at the University of California San Diego, the system pairs soft, stretchable sensors with a deep-learning engine ...

“A growing shortage of skilled labor requires the further simplification of automation and programming, especially among small and medium-size enterprises where complexity is seen as a major barrier ...

RoboScreen is a graphical screen mounted to an articulated arm robot that allows six-axis of movement to the video media. Screen sizes range from diagonal screen dimensions of approximately 26 inches ...

Polish maker Nikodem Bartnik has created a robot head that can answer questions like an ancient Greek philosopher.

Welding has always been a physical, hands-on job — but that may be about to change. That’s because researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a new mind-control system ...

This year, the festival was themed around ‘The Science of Light’ and the organisers were keen to feature work from scientists ...

In February, Duke scientists announced a brain-machine interface that allowed a rhesus monkey to control a single robotic arm more than 7000 miles away. Today, they’ve expanded on the previous ...