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Sep 19, 2025 · Robotic probe quickly measures key properties of new materials Developed to analyze new semiconductors, the system could streamline the development of more powerful …
Robotics news, features and articles - Live Science
Sep 3, 2025 · Discover how robots can help push the realms of science and engineering with the latest robotics news, features and articles.
A new model offers robots precise pick-and-place solutions
Aug 9, 2024 · Pick-and-place machines are a type of automated equipment used to place objects into structured, organized locations. These machines are used for a variety of applications — …
This fast and agile robotic insect could someday aid in mechanical ...
Jan 15, 2025 · New insect-scale microrobots can fly more than 100 times longer than previous versions. The new bots, also significantly faster and more agile, could someday be used to …
Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if …
May 13, 2025 · MIT engineers built E-BAR, a mobile robot designed to physically support the elderly and prevent them from falling as they move around their homes. E-BAR acts as a set …
Robot facts
Apr 30, 2025 · 5 fun facts about robots The definition of robotics is older than actual robots. In fact, the ancient Greek writer Homer described "intelligent machines" such as wheeled tripod …
A prosthesis driven by the nervous system helps people with …
Jul 1, 2024 · Instead, they rely on robotic controllers built into the prosthetic limb. These limbs also include sensors that can detect and adjust to slopes and obstacles. To try to help people …
Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches ... - MIT News
Jul 24, 2025 · A 3D-printed robotic arm holds a pencil as it trains using random movements and a single camera — part of a new control system called Neural Jacobian Fields (NJF). Rather …
Watch this terrifying robotic torso spring into life - Live Science
Nov 1, 2024 · Startup Clone Robotics has created an ultra-creepy humanoid torso with artificial muscles that are activated through a battery-powered hydraulic system and covered in ghostly …
Finger-shaped sensor enables more dexterous robots
Oct 4, 2023 · MIT researchers developed a touch sensor for a robotic hand that is long and curved, like a human finger, and provides sensing along its entire length. This could enable a …