One in four people suffers a stroke during their lifetime, according to the World Stroke Organisation. Stroke survivors with ...

When we tie our shoelaces or open a bottle of soda, we do it on autopilot, reflexively. Meanwhile, millions of people all around the world are deprived of this opportunity due to amputated limbs. Only ...

European roboticists today released a powerful open-source artificial intelligence model that acts as a brain for industrial robots—helping them grasp and manipulate things with new dexterity. The new ...

Affordable, versatile, incredibly strong and locally available, concrete is the world’s most used manmade material. But it also has a huge carbon footprint, accounting for around 8% of global ...

Construction robots are no longer a far-off idea. They're already changing job sites by tackling repetitive, heavy, and often dangerous tasks. The latest robot comes from Australia, where a ...

Robotic arms have a lot in common with CNC machines in that they are usually driven by a fixed script of specific positions to move to, and actions to perform. Autonomous behavior isn’t the norm, ...

Bionic arms used to cost more than a new car. Today, that's no longer the case. Unlimited Tomorrow is making 3D-printed prosthetics available for under $8,000 and doing it without sacrificing quality, ...

Researchers have unveiled a miniature robot elephant with special 3D-printed "tissues" that allow for more complex and natural movements. A video shows the elephant grasp a flower with its trunk and ...

Jen Seifert has seen the effects of a lack of affordable housing. As principal of Progress Appalachia, Seifert has deep experience with what the housing crisis means for her native Appalachia. “It ...

(WGHP) — If you wanted a robot to do mundane tasks for you, where would you go to find the expertise to get one? Some researchers at Duke University say that you can get an affordable one soon with a ...

"Using our approach, you can start by building one actuator, make it turn, then try putting multiples into a simple arm or leg," he said. Recognizing that 3D-printed parts inherently lack the strength ...