The Call of Duty Endowment, a non-profit that helps veterans, reached out to Open Bionics to create the arm inspired by the video game series ‘to reflect her strength and identity’, Open Bionics said.

In a proof-of-concept study that integrates smart materials, machine learning and an optical control system, a team of Rice researchers led by materials scientist Hanyu Zhu used a light-patterning ...

Embodied AI stands to redefine the autonomy economy by enabling machines to manipulate the physical world in a human-like manner. 1 Manual dexterity underpins over 90% of daily human actions, ...

Fidget poppers are an example of "bistability," as the popped circles rest in one of two stable states. Purdue University researchers have taken this idea to its extreme, building robots that can be ...

Abstract: This article presents the mechanical design of Otto, a lightweight 8-degrees-of-freedom (8-DoF) quadrupedal robot employing series elastic actuators, and a training framework for learning ...

Abstract: Robotic blimps, as lighter-than-air aerial platforms, offer extended operational duration and enhanced safety in human–robot interactions due to their buoyant lift. However, achieving robust ...