D printed installations and projects take center stage at the 19th edition of the Venice Biennale of Architecture.

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Though it might not be much of a looker, researchers from the Suzhou Industrial Park Institute of Vocational Technology and ...

Robots are great at many tasks, from assembling machines to assisting in surgery. But when it comes to something humans do ...

A team from the University at Buffalo has developed an electronic textile (E-textile) that mimics how human skin senses pressure, slippage, and movement. This innovation enables robotic fingers to ...

Robots excel at many things, but having a good sense of touch is not among them. Whether dropping items or pinching them too ...

A South African project is making rhino horns traceably radioactive to deter poaching before it starts. Poaching of rhino horns is rife in southern Africa. The horns are then smuggled illegally, ...

I've been experimenting with simulated springs using back-driveable gearboxes with ODrive Brushless motor drivers to hold ...

Learn how robotic rehabilitation enhances hand and arm function, fostering independence for stroke and spinal cord injury ...

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In an office at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), a soft robotic hand carefully curls ...