Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept method for programming mechanical properties into solid Lego-like building blocks. By controlling the solidity of hundreds ...

Duke engineers created solid blocks that can reprogram stiffness on demand, enabling robots to change motion without ...

R2-D2, C-3PO, WALL-E, BB-8, Marvin, Roz and Baymax. They're emotional, prone to panic or bossy, empathetic and able to ...

Abstract: The contact parameter is crucial for the legged robot to achieve efficient walking in the field and planets. Contact parameter identification utilizing foot force sensors is a good solution, ...

Robin Rowe talks about coding, programming education, and China in the age of AI feature TrapC, a memory-safe version of the ...

Foundational Concepts in Programming Industrial Robots. Before you can get a robot to do anything useful, you need to ...

Iran has escalated its confrontation with the United States and Israel, announcing that it is formally gathering evidence to pursue legal action in international courts over what it calls “crimes” ...

Abstract: This article develops a position and orientation estimation system for a robot moving over a plane based on the use of an actively controlled magnetic field. The position estimation system ...

A recently announced collaboration between Microsoft and Hexagon Robotics illustrates a broader shift underway in industrial automation. The agreement brings together Microsoft’s cloud computing and ...

Hyundai Motor Group plans to use AI-powered Atlas robots at its Georgia electric vehicle plant by 2028. The Boston Dynamics-designed robots will handle repetitive, physically demanding, or potentially ...

LG has debuted a home robot that's designed to cook, clean, and manage chores using advanced Physical AI. Part of LG's "Zero Labor Home" vision, the wheeled humanoid features dexterous hands and ...

LAS VEGAS—At the back of a conference hall at the Mandalay Bay resort, a humanoid robot twitched through a preprogrammed wave for a crowd of cell phone cameras—a classic scene of high spectacle and ...