Fluid robot motion is the result of design choices among five options including pneumatics and strain wave gears.

Imagine “hiring” a robot instead of buying one. That’s the core idea behind Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS), a business model that ...

On Wednesday, Clone Robotics released video footage of its Protoclone humanoid robot, a full-body machine that uses synthetic muscles to create unsettlingly human-like movements. In the video, the ...

Imagine a future where we share our world with walking, talking humanoid robots. It's not hard; we've all seen it in science fiction. But could it be just around the corner? Well, a report recently ...

On Thursday, a large group of university and private industry researchers unveiled Genesis, a new open source computer simulation system that lets robots practice tasks in simulated reality 430,000 ...

The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals. Paleontologists aren’t easily deterred by evolutionary dead ends or a sparse fossil ...

The July/August issue of Offshore Engineer includes an update on patrolling robots. They are increasingly being used for inspection, maintenance and repair, and they are increasingly being operated, ...

The use of Cartesian and six-axis robots, as well as selective-compliance-articulated robot arms (SCARAs) is on the rise. They automate tasks to accelerate cycle times, increase throughput, and ...