In the horticultural world, some vines are especially grabby. As they grow, the woody tendrils can wrap around obstacles with ...

Biological and synthetic components can be combined to create a robotic gripper. It can even move a considerable amount of ...

Engineers at MIT and Stanford University have developed a vine-like robotic gripper that wraps around objects before gently ...

A gentle lifting gripper that could transform healthcare, mobility assistance and even unload heavy cargo. Read on!

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We ...

A robotic arm design is a mechanical device which is designed to replicate the movements and functions of the human arm. It ...

Whether you're reaching for a mug, a pencil or someone's hand, you don't need to consciously instruct each of your fingers on ...

Designed as a lightweight, top-mounted system, Ghost Robotics said the Manipulator Arm enables the Vision 60 to perform complex tasks.

Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognise objects, navigate ...

Although caring for the elderly was a primary consideration for the developers—and they demonstrate lifting a person in ...

The boundary between living tissue and machine is blurring in MIT laboratories. Engineers there have developed a bio-inspired ...