The design, sensing, and control of bio-inspired robotics have reached new heights, catalyzed by a deeper understanding of ...

Walking into your favorite restaurant and seeing a robot chef in the kitchen may seem far-fetched, but new research suggests that bots could be a solution to persistent labor shortages in the industry ...

High-speed walking is fundamental for humanoid robots to quickly reach the work site in emergency scenarios. According to biological studies, the coordinated motion of the arms and waist can ...

Abstract: The utilization of single degree-of-freedom (DOF) closed-chain mechanisms as leg mechanisms of quadruped robots has been studied because of its advantages, such as a lightweight structure ...

This came up in a Florida case where a widower sued medical robot-maker Intuitive Surgical Inc over his wife's death in 2022.

Robots should be designed to signal their intent through lights, sounds and gestures. For example, they should arguably make a noise when entering a room so as not to surprise anyone. Even drones can ...

Harvard engineers have developed a micro-robot based on the springtail insect that is capable of leaping 23 times its body length.

The simplicity of the springtail’s jumping mechanism intrigued the researchers. “Its furcula consists of just two or three ...

Springtails, small bugs often found crawling through leaf litter and garden soil, are expert jumpers. Inspired by these hopping hexapods ...

Harvard researchers have developed a small, agile robot capable of walking and jumping, inspired by hopping hexapods like ...