but if a robot of today tries to grasp a kitchen staple such as a clear measuring cup or a shiny knife, it likely won't be able to. Transparent and reflective objects are the things of robot ...

A group of mechanical engineers at Stanford has created a transparent robot that looks and behaves like a worm, elongating its body in order to move. Using a pneumatic control system, an operator ...

The foot-long robot, the first prototype of which is connected to an electronics board that remains on the surface, is also virtually transparent. The team, which includes researchers from UC San ...