A new machine-learning technique can train and control a reconfigurable soft robot that can dynamically change its shape to complete a task. The researchers also built a simulator that can evaluate ...

Designing robots requires precision and flexibility. When creating a humanoid robot system, there are mechanical and electrical considerations that you need to understand before beginning the actual ...

There are some tasks that traditional robots -- the rigid and metallic kind -- simply aren't cut out for. Soft-bodied robots, on the other hand, may be able to interact with people more safely or slip ...

Robots with six axes of motion are commonly considered to have the highest level of axes available for articulated robots and cobots (collaborative robots). One well-known addition to this is a ...

If you’ve attended any manufacturing industry trade show over the past several years, there’s one thing you’re certain to have seen plenty of — Universal Robots’ (UR) collaborative robots (cobots). A ...

Taikonauts carry out test and verification of the space station pipeline inspection robot in China Space Station. Photo: Courtesy of the China Manned Space Agency ...