Humanoid robots are starting to gain something that once belonged firmly in the realm of science fiction: a sense of pain.

The newest frontier in robotics is almost invisible to the naked eye. Researchers have built a robot smaller than a grain of salt that can not only move through its environment but also sense what is ...

Asa Whitney Professor of Mechanical Engineering Mark Yim has completed the second phase of a human-robot interaction research project at Penn’s ModLab. The project primarily aims to develop Quori, a ...

Robots like Atlas, Spot, and Stretch have amazed people with natural, life-like agility and body balance. What they were lacking, though, was a way to quickly connect this natural movement to ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Designing a swarm of fully autonomous, submillimeter-sized robots ...

While this scene could have taken place at any professional golf tournament, this celebration took place in a Northwestern Engineering laboratory, home to the school's Master of Science in Robotics ...

Aditya Nair's independent MSR project was inspired by a hiker's 700-foot fall and could be the beginnings of a search-and-rescue robotic dog to find lost or injured hikers. Amelia Milling was hiking ...

Have you ever wondered what it would take to train a robot to walk, grasp objects, or navigate a cluttered room with the same ease as a human? For many, the idea of teaching robots these complex tasks ...