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Illinois Students 3D Print Smarter and Cheaper Prosthetic Hands

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 30, 2014 06:12 AM EDT

A machine-learning algorithm lets the hand do more than just close and open.

Eye Catcher by Interactive Architecture Labs

Ferrofluid Artwork Stares Back at Viewers

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 29, 2014 06:00 AM EDT

The ferrofluid creates the illusion a minimalistic face is starting back at the individual.

Scientists Mimic Sidewinder Ascension on Dunes in Snake-Like Robots

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 10, 2014 09:53 AM EDT

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Oregon State University and Atlanta Zoo have found that sidewinder snakes improve their capability of climbing sandy slopes by increasing the amount of body area in contact with the surface they are climbing.

Japanese Robot Cheerleaders Could Become Traffic Enforcers in the Future

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 25, 2014 09:21 AM EDT

Japanese company Murata Manufacturing has revealed the Murata Cheerleaders, the company's third android model, to showcase the firm's ability in creating technological devices.

Tactile Sensor Gives Robots Novel Dexterity

Ren Benavidez |

Sep 22, 2014 01:57 AM EDT

Northeastern University and MIT scientists installed a robot with high-end sensors that gave the machine unprecedented mobility in its hands.

Soft Robotics 'Toolkit' Provides Essentials for Engineering Robots

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 20, 2014 06:30 AM EDT

The goal of the toolkit is to advance the field of soft robotics.

Harvard Makes Robots with No Strings Attached

Staff Reporter |

Sep 12, 2014 05:47 AM EDT

Researchers from Harvard's School for Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed the first soft robot, a quadriped capable of standing up and walking by itself, without wires that constantly connects it to computers and a power source.

Ollie is a Speedy, Acrobatic Miniature Robot

Marc Maligalig |

Sep 05, 2014 05:29 AM EDT

Ollie was designed to do tricks. It spins onto its side and jumps.

Exoskeleton Technology: The Chairless Chair

Cory Doyle |

Sep 05, 2014 02:19 AM EDT

The Chairless Chair makes you look like you're sitting on air.

Robotic exoskeleton allows paraplegic woman to regain mobility

3D Printed Exoskeleton Helps Paraplegic Woman Regain Mobility

Cory Doyle |

Sep 01, 2014 10:02 PM EDT

This project represents a milestone in technology and human creativity.

Robots Help Children with Autism Improve Their Lives

Marc Maligalig |

Aug 28, 2014 11:40 PM EDT

The idea is to eventually give every child a personalized robot dedicated to providing motivation and praise.

Robotic Hitchhiker Crosses Canada

Marc Maligalig |

Aug 16, 2014 01:29 PM EDT

A team of communication researchers, based in Ontario, Canada, have launched a robot hitchhiker on July 26 whose goal is to travel across the country from Halifax to Victoria depending only on the kindness of strangers to be able to study the relationship between people and technology