Hinge joints are usually the simplest to use for robotic applications, but if you want motion that looks more organic, rolling joint (or rolling contact) mechanisms are worth a look. [Skyentific] is ...

An egg-cracking beam relies on a hyperelastic torque reversal mechanism similar to that used by mantis shrimp and jumping fleas. Credit: Seoul National University. We usually think of robots as being ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. The arm can lift five ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In its collapsed form, this robot arm looks like a tiny concertina ...

An autonomous robotic arm is readying to fly to the International Space Station to service its Russian segment. The European Robotic Arm (ERA), built by European aerospace company Airbus for the ...

While the Roborock Saros Z70 didn’t exactly live up to the hype, there’s no denying its robotic arm is still a cool piece of technology. Capable of picking up small objects in its path, moving them to ...

In spite of ongoing political tensions and disrupted spacewalks, the 37-foot-long arm is finally making its first tentative steps in orbit. Reading time 2 minutes The European Space Agency’s giant ...

Researchers have made a major breakthrough that allows people to control a robotic arm using only their minds. The research has the potential to help millions of people who are paralyzed or have ...

A new study has found that people can learn to use supernumerary robotic arms as effectively as working with a partner in just one hour of training. One-hour training is enough for people to carry a ...

Researchers from Keio University’s Haptics Research Center in Japan say they've developed an avatar-robotic arm that can transmit sight, sound and a realistic sensation of touch to users in remote ...