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The wearable device can send tactile feedback to teach users new skills, make robots more dexterous, and help train surgeons and pilots. Tactile instruction is crucial to learning certain tasks, but ...

Motion controls often leave a lot to be desired. They can be unreliable, tiring, and not nearly as intuitive as they sound. But even at their most awkward, they confer a kind of regal power. There's ...

Researchers are creating a glove that could help people who are recovering from a stroke to regain function in their hands again. So far, it’s still in development, but in early tests the robo-glove ...

General Motors and NASA used technology from their space-bound Robonaut 2 to create robotic gloves for humans that the companies hope can reduce repetitive stress injuries. Watch this video on YouTube ...

Robots are being put through all kinds of abuse these days. They’re being kicked, punched, shoved, and even dragged by a chain around their neck — all in an apparent effort to teach them how to adapt ...

Prostheses are having a renaissance. Amputees with $10,000 or more can strap on a mechanical hand that they can actually control with their thoughts, much like they’re using a biological hand. But the ...

A study on the new robots titled "Submillimeter-scale multimaterial terrestrial robots" has been published in the journal Science Robotics. Exploratory research by engineers from Northwestern ...

A team of scientists has developed millimeter-sized robots that can be controlled using magnetic fields to perform highly maneuverable and dexterous manipulations. This could pave the way to possible ...