A wave of recent research has brought robotic touch sensitivity closer to human fingertips than ever before, driven by ...

A demonstration of GelSight’s ability to detect texture. Robots have become increasingly advanced over the past decade, and are found everywhere from warehouses to surgery theaters. But if robots are ...

A new approach to simulating biologically inspired robotics can cut the design and training of tactile robots from eighteen ...

Amazon has developed a new warehouse robot that uses touch to rummage around shelves to find the right product to ship to customers. The robot, called Vulcan, is a meaningful step toward making robots ...

Robots excel at many things, but having a good sense of touch is not among them. Whether dropping items or pinching them too tightly, which crushes the object, many robots struggle with these basic ...

Fork in hand, a robot arm skewers a strawberry from above and delivers it to Tyler Schrenk’s mouth. Sitting in his wheelchair, Schrenk nudges his neck forward to take a bite. Next, the arm goes for a ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The human hand is amazingly complex—so much so that most modern ...

The company insists that its new Vulcan robot will be used ‘alongside’ existing warehouse workers. The company insists that its new Vulcan robot will be used ‘alongside’ existing warehouse workers. is ...

The tech giant this morning unveiled what it describes as its first warehouse robot with a sense of touch. The robot, dubbed Vulcan, uses force sensors and AI to handle and organize inventory with ...

How do you explore the sunken depths of the ocean where it’s unsafe for human divers to venture? By building a creepy looking robot guy with a “human” sense of touch, of course. Created by scientists ...