This robot vision system quietly solves a problem that has long limited automation, hinting at smarter machines ahead.

Researchers at Tokyo University of Science have developed a new vision-based system that allows ...

Grasping and transporting objects is one of the most critical tasks for robots in a variety of fields. This task requires ...

Engineers at MIT have fabricated transparent, gel-based robots that move when water is pumped in and out of them. The bots can perform a number of fast, forceful tasks, including kicking a ball ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Robots still struggle with materials that the human eye can easily detect, such as glass, shiny metal, or jet-black surfaces.

Robots have got pretty good at picking up objects. But give them something shiny or clear, and the poor droids will likely lose their grip. Not ideal if you want a kitchen robot that can slice you a ...

A research team led by Professor Tao Kai from the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of Northwestern Polytechnical University has successfully developed a fully transparent, ...

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(Nanowerk News) Engineers at MIT have fabricated transparent, gel-based robots that move when water is pumped in and out of them. The bots can perform a number of fast, forceful tasks, including ...