A new breakthrough shows how robots can now integrate both sight and touch to handle objects with greater accuracy, similar to humans.

At the Bund Conference, a large hemispherical space may hold the answer.

A new system called TactileAloha blends vision with touch, boosting robot dexterity by 11% in tricky tasks like fastening ...

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 ...

With AI-based language processing, robots can understand natural human instructions. So even people without technical ...

A new synthetic "skin" gives robots the human touch. The low-cost, durable and highly-sensitive material can be added to robotic hands just like a glove, say scientists. It enables automatons to ...

In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant’s hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more. by Todd Bishop on May 7, 2025 at 8:46 am May 7, 2025 at 8:49 am ...

Robots just got a feel for the job—literally. Amazon has deployed Vulcan, its first-ever robot with a sense of touch, at a fulfillment center in Dortmund, Germany. The robot, which was unveiled during ...

BEIJING, China — Humanoid robots raced and punched their way through three days of a multi-sport competition at the World Humanoid Robot Games, wrapping up Sunday in Beijing. But they also toppled, ...

At the Bund Conference, a large hemispherical space may hold the answer.