Grabbing the awkwardly shaped items that people pick up in their day-to-day lives is a slippery task for robots. Irregularly shaped items such as shoes, spray bottles, open boxes,... Read more
Robots today can perform space missions, solve a Rubik’s cube, sort hospital medication and even make pancakes. But most can’t manage the simple act of grasping a pencil and spinni... Read more
Soft electronics are changing the way robots can touch. EPFL Scientists have developed a new soft robotic gripper — made out of rubber and stretchable electrodes — that... Read more
New wrist-mounted device augments the human hand with two robotic fingers. Twisting a screwdriver, removing a bottle cap, and peeling a banana are just a few simple tasks that are... Read more
