A Robot Finger Might Someday Take Your Pulse, Check for Tumors By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A newly developed soft robotic finger with a ...

Robots already have us beat in some ways: They’re stronger, more consistent, and they never demand a lunch break. But when it comes to the senses, machines still struggle mightily. They can’t smell ...

(Nanowerk News) To develop a more human-like robotic gripper, it is necessary to provide sensing capabilities to the fingers. However, conventional sensors compromise the mechanical properties of soft ...

From Boston Dynamics’ Atlas to Google’s SayCan, most hand-wielding robots don’t have the dexterity necessary to “feel” what they’re holding. (If they did, maybe a 7-year-old boy wouldn’t have had his ...

Researchers have made remarkable advancements in robotics, particularly with the introduction of a human-like robotic finger capable of performing routine medical examinations similar to those ...

A 7-year-old boy in Russia suffered a broken finger while facing off against a robotic opponent during a competitive chess tournament this month. According to Russian news agency TASS, the AI-powered ...

Newly created soft-rigid robotic fingers incorporate powerful sensors along their entire length, enabling them to produce a robotic hand that could accurately identify objects after only one grasp.

A Moscow chess tournament turned violent after a robotic chess-playing arm broke a child competitor’s finger during a competition last week, The Guardian reported. Video circulating on social media ...

For decades researchers have worked to design robotic hands that mimic the dexterity of human hands in the ways they grasp and manipulate objects. However, these earlier robotic hands have not been ...

Scientists at Florida Atlantic University have employed a novel thermal training technique to give robotic fingers a natural look and feel. With the ability to curve and straighten as it is heated and ...