To be more precise, they have used small ultra-high frequency RFID tags, stuck onto objects, which robots can then track in a room -- even when the tag is hidden out of sight. RFID alone, however ...

A new method helps robots hold things by changing their movement instead of squeezing harder. It works for soft, slippery, or ...

A new slip-prevention method has been shown to improve how robots grip and handle fragile, slippery or asymmetric objects, ...

Present-day robots can impressively mimic human motions and perform pre-programmed actions. A new amazing robot, however, can perform can hold and manipulate an object like a human hand.

There are robots that walk around like spiders, there are robots that avoid objects, and there are robots that talk, but what about a robot spider that talks while avoiding objects? Hobbyist Kevin ...

Scientists have developed a magnetic, self-healing slime 'robot' that could grab objects in your stomach. Home; ... the scientists also want to prevent the toxic neodymium particles from seeping out.

A robot equipped with these deceptively simple hands can pick up an impressive range of objects. It can lift a plush toy without dropping it, slip a CD off a table and then grab it, and even pick ...

Humans are good at catching fast-moving objects -- just ask any baseball fan. Robots typically lag behind, however, which is why the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has ...

Background Robot grasping encompasses a wide range of research areas; however, most studies havebeen focused on the grasping of only stationary objects in a scene; only a few studies on how to ...

First truly hands-free 2-in-1 with a fully retractable mop pad: Roomba Combo™ j7+ simultaneously vacuums and mops with no wet carpet messes iRobot OS 5.0 lets j7 Series robots avoid more objects ...