Most people think of Toyota and picture a Camry, a Tacoma, maybe a Prius. A 7-foot-2 robot shooting free throws at halftime of a professional basketball game? That's a harder image to conjure. But ...

Robots such as Boston Dynamics’ four-legged Spot can now accurately read analog thermometers and pressure gauges while roaming around factories and warehouses. Those improvements come courtesy of ...

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Google Maps is getting a simplified user contribution and review process in a few key areas, such as automatic photo suggestions based on your personal library and Gemini-powered captions for your ...

Researchers in Mexico have developed a robotic arm they say reduces the complexity that often leads patients to abandon prosthetic devices. The E-Redi arm, made by scientists at the University of ...

They grew up dialing rotary phones — and now they’re opening the door to robot roommates. That’s the vision powering the booming AgeTech industry, as companies ...

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 ...

Steve & Stanley spent two years creating a six degrees of freedom (6-DOF) robotic arm from scratch, combining mechanical engineering, electronics and software into a unified system. Their process ...

HELSINKI — A Chinese commercial company has conducted an on-orbit demonstration of a flexible robotic arm, marking progress toward capabilities for satellite servicing, refueling and debris removal.

For a male octopus, there is one appendage it cannot afford to lose. This is its third right arm, which has a specialised role in sex. Therefore, they take extra care to protect it. A new study led by ...

If you want to work with robots you can do all sorts of learning with software and simulation, but nothing quite beats getting to grips with real machinery. That was the motivation for [James Gullberg ...