Los Angeles based company Equipois developed a technology called zeroG which helps perform routine physical tasks with almost zero effort, getting human workers one step closer to smart production robots. The x-Ar, created by Equipois based on the zeroG, is ...

European researchers have collaborated to create the first robot ever to collect waste on demand. The new unit, dubbed “DustCart”, could be useful for the Old Continent’s narrow streets, as it can go through almost every passage and automatically clean ...

Researchers at Columbia University in New York City are working on new robotic hands modeled after real human hands. Instead of allowing full freedom of each joint, the new robotic controller attempts to build in the same type of interdependence ...

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego have developed a very realistic Einstein robot that can smile and make facial expressions obtained by self-guided learning. The robot has machine learning qualities that allow for human-like facial expressions through artificial ...

AirRobot, a Germany-based company, has recently developed a small robotic unmanned aerial vehicle, which it says can help save lives in emergency situations and prevent terrorist attacks in urban areas. The common use for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in civil ...

European researchers have collaborated to develop artificial skin for robots. The purpose of the project is to help investigate the manner in which robots can help children with autism learn about social interaction. This is the first time that such ...

Independent developer Joe Saavedra recently announced the completion of SOBEaR, a “responsible robot bartender.” The new gadget can hold one’s cup of liquor as well as help people learn how to hold their liquor by offering a breath sensor that ...

Researchers from Malardalens University in Sweden and artist Mikael Genberg have collaborated to develop a robot that can build houses on the moon. The project, aptly named “The House on the Moon,” intends to construct a miniature red cottage on ...

At the NY International Toy Fair 2009, the Texas based manufacturer Innovation First introduced the HEXBUG Ant, a 6cm long new micro robotic insect featuring front and rear touch sensors that allow it to maneuver around objects in its path ...

The Israeli-based Company Argo Medical Technologies has developed a device that enables people with lower limb disabilities to stand, walk, and even climb stairs. The device nick named “ReWalk” is suitable for anyone with functioning hands, arms, and shoulders. “ReWalk” ...