Some vines in nature are strong enough to wrap around fences and even pull down trees. Their ability to twist, cling and ...

In the face of rising global agricultural labor costs and an aging workforce, a new review published in Engineering explores how agricultural robots are leveraging advanced hand–eye coordination ...

Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognize objects, navigate ...

Engineers from Britain implemented a novel approach to improve how robots grip and handle fragile, slippery or asymmetric objects. The breakthrough slip-prevention method shows impressive results and ...

From Boston Dynamics’ Atlas to Google’s SayCan, most hand-wielding robots don’t have the dexterity necessary to “feel” what they’re holding. (If they did, maybe a 7-year-old boy wouldn’t have had his ...

Discover the latest breakthroughs in robotic tactile sensing and how they are transforming the capabilities of humanoid robots. This video explores the advanced technology behind Sanctuary AI's ...

MIT researchers have developed a new soft robotics platform able to grip items such as tools using the appropriate amount of force. The Series Elastic End Effectors (SEED) has been designed to allow ...

Even the most sophisticated mechanized graspers sometimes can't grab the right part of an object, and shifting it around is a computationally complex maneuver. Researchers at MIT have developed a new ...

It may seem hard to believe, but here we are well into 2024 and robotic applications are still having trouble grasping objects with the same dexterity as humans. Weren't we supposed to have flying ...

Researchers in China have developed a robot that identifies different plant species at various stages of growth by “touching” their leaves with an electrode. The robot can measure properties such as ...