A research team led by the University of Bristol is studying fish sensory organs to help then develop sensors for underwater robots.

With a new routine where Atlas assists at a simulated job site, Boston Dynamics engineers have pushed the humanoid one step closer to performing real-world manipulation tasks at human speed.

Researchers developed a suite of policies using machine learning training approaches with and without language information, and then compared the policies’ performance.

The SouthWest Research Institute shows how older robots can deliver value when you systematically design the approach and work within the constraints of your hardware.

Vladimir Vantsevich and Lee Moradi, two professors at WPI, have established an Autonomous Vehicle Mobility Institute (AVMI).

Researchers at MIT have designed a soft, robotic implantable ventilator that can augment the diaphragm’s natural contractions. 

An international research team at the Incheon National University in South Korea has created an object detection system capable of 96% accuracy. 

The challenge calls for teams to create a robot that delivers a compelling form factor specific to its tasks while accomplishing a useful function.

SME recently announced that it has developed the Robotics in Manufacturing Fundamentals (RMF) credential. 

Researchers at MIT have created assembling robots that are made up of the same components they use to build structures. 

Researchers at UT Austin received a $3.6 million grant to do a five-year study focusing on how humans interact with robots in public.

LEGO Mindstorms, the STEM robotics kit that inspired millions of kids, is being retired from production and replaced by the LEGO Spike solution.

The program provides opportunities for diverse high school girls in Massachusetts to learn about careers in robotics, expose them to technical skills and develop their professional networks.

Ferrari and Comau launched a new learning center this week called the e.DO Learning Center that will use Comau’s robots.

Researchers at Harvard have created a tentacle-like gripper that can grasp irregularly shaped or soft objects without damaging them. 

Engineers at Stanford University have created a boot-like robotic exoskeleton that can increase walking speed and reduce walking effort.

Cassie, a bipedal robot developed at Oregon State University, recently ran 100 meters in 24.73 seconds at OSU’s Whyte Track and Field Center. 

UCSF Health is preparing for the only FDA-approved study of the use of single port robotic technology for colorectal surgery in the U.S.

China’s industrial robotics market saw 243,300 installations in 2021, a 44% increase from the year before, according to the IFR. 

The new tool can design a 3D-printable passive gripper and calculate the best path to pick up an object.

Intel Labs introduced a new approach to neural network-based object learning that uses interactive online object learning methods.

The Germany-based research group’s O3dyn platform uses NVIDIA simulation technologies to create robots with a rich feature set for logistics, manufacturing and more.