China says it has tested a flexible robotic arm in orbit aboard a small satellite, a step toward building the capacity to repair and service spacecraft without returning them to Earth. Publicly ...

A limber robot perched atop a satellite carried out a series of refueling tests in space for the first time, bringing China a step closer to in-orbit servicing capabilities that could extend the ...

Researchers in Robotics Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are developing a compact, flexible robotic arm inspired by origami. The device is designed to assist wheelchair users in ...

China has made a major breakthrough in commercial aerospace in-orbit servicing technology. Beijing-based commercial satellite company Emposat Co announced on Thursday that it has completed a refueling ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lacie Fradet, a project engineer at Motiv Space Systems in Pasadena, with COLDArm, a robotic arm for a lunar rover that's designed ...

Researchers at WPI are using origami to design a robot that could help wheelchair users pick up and grasp objects. Worcester, Mass. (Feb. 18, 2025)–Inspired by origami, Worcester Polytechnic Institute ...

Artificial muscles and nerves made from the shape memory alloy nickel-titanium are making robot arms as supple and agile as their animal counterparts. But these artificial limbs also weigh less, will ...