Human hands are a wonder of nature and unmatched in the animal kingdom. They can twist caps, flick switches, handle tiny objects with ease, and perform thousands of tasks every day. Robot hands ...

A new paper outlines a unified, simulation-first pipeline that validates a lightweight, 3D printed 14 DOF humanoid before any plastic touches a heated bed.

When AI-powered prosthetic arms that move autonomously become widespread, understanding how people feel about them and accept them will be crucial. In a study appearing in Scientific Reports, ...

See how the Sample Transfer Arm for the Mars Sample Return mission will work in this animation. Credit: ESA/NASA ...

Integrated motion control allows all kinds of robots to tackle a range of tasks with precision, in contrast with conventional ...

Here’s some nightmare fuel from the world of robotics: a robot arm with a six-fingered hand that can detach itself and crawl around on its own. The contraption is the invention of a team from the ...

Tesla’s Optimus robot just took a giant leap forward, literally. In a pair of newly released videos, Elon Musk reveals Optimus performing complex dance moves, now entirely untethered and autonomous.

NORD said this allows engineers to verify whether the drive concept is suitable for the system early in the planning phase.

NASA's Curiosity rover has captured a rare and striking nighttime view of Mars, giving scientists a new way to look closely at the planet's surface. The image was taken using special lights on the ...

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a new methodology for a robot to learn how to move its arms autonomously by combining a type of observational learning with ...

Inspired by birds which can fly with their wings and skillfully perch with their talons, a research team from Zhejiang University designed the world's first hand-shaped flying manipulation robot, ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. Human hands are incredibly dexterous tools — but they have their limits. They are asymmetric, they have only a single thumb and, ...