For many people, the word robot still conjures up images of an all-knowing, all-capable, all-metal machine shaped approximately like a human being. The image, of course, comes largely from the ...

Think personal robots are still the stuff of sci-fi movies? Think again. They’re becoming such a reality, actually, that by the year 2015, the market for personal robotics components will reach $12 ...

(Yicai) Dec. 23 -- Fourier's recently launched six-axis force sensor for humanoid robots will be priced at just half of what ...

When it comes to producing cheaper components, let there be light! Fortunately, an international team of researchers developed a light-based manipulation method that could be used to mass-produce ...

ABB YuMi cobots in operation at SUS Corp.’s manufacturing facility. Headquartered in Shizuoka, Japan, SUS Corporation (SUS) is an aluminum profile manufacturer. With operations in 16 countries, the ...

Thanks to the many ongoing projects in this field, we're used by now to seeing humanoid robots performing all sorts of impressive, almost human-like tasks and movements. But it's not until you see one ...

Samsung Electronics is seeking to increase in-house production of key robotics components, with an eye on enhancing its adaptability in the robotics market. Industry experts interpret this move as not ...

MIT and Google DeepMind researchers have created an AI-driven robot that can turn ideas into physical objects with only ...