This ShadowSense system uses a normal, off-the-shelf USB web-cam to capture the shadows that are produced by hand gestures on a robot’s skin. Then, there are algorithms that classify the …
We have got a little more information on just how VW’s prototype robotic electric vehicle charging system is going to work. VW showed us the first glimpse of its mobile …
You are a cyborg. Imagine life without a smartphone. I know, I can’t either. More and more, humans are becoming intertwined with computers. What used to be giant lumbering machines …
Don’t feel bad if you think that all German robotics outfit Festo does is put together amazing robot prototypes that look like jellyfish, kangaroos, and other animals. They do actually …
A steam-powered bouncing ball robot may sound like some sort of steampunk fantasy, but NASA thinks that it could be a great way to explore some of our solar system’s …
Thousands of feet below the Pacific Ocean’s surface, a deep sea-exploring robot spotted some unusual marine life 900 miles west of Hawaii. At 8,380 feet below sea level, the National …
Scott Parenteau, a commercial welder, made this mammoth walking pod inspired by his love for geodesic dome designs and Theo Jansen’s Strandbeest machines. This lumbering robot gracefully strolls across the …