Consciousness is key to understanding what makes humans human. And in the 70 years since artificial intelligence first emerged as an academic pursuit, scientists have attempted to synthesise sentience ...

When he was 14 years old, Easton LaChappelle built a robotic hand controlled by a wireless glove using LEGOs, motors from toy airplanes, fishing line for tendons, and electrical tubing for fingers.

Robotic systems depend on advanced machine vision to perceive, navigate, and interact with their environment. As both the number and resolution of cameras grow, the demand for high-speed, low-latency ...

A LEGO artist has created a display for a boy looking to build his own robotic arm – and pledges to donate spare bricks to help him. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get ...

Tech to be used by Costain, Skanska and Strabag on tunnels between Euston station and the M25 HS2 is planning to use a five-tonne robotic arm to 3D print sections of the £100bn railway under plans to ...

A clinical trial for a robotic arm based on neuromorphic computing could increase independence for spinal, neuromuscular injury patients, writes Caroline Hayes. Patients with spinal cord or ...

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The Roborock Saros Z70 is a wildly ambitious robot vacuum that adds a robotic arm into the mix. While its cleaning, navigation and app experience are mostly top-notch, the mechanical arm tech isn’t qu ...

The robot vacuum category excites me more than any other kind of consumer electronics right now. Other kinds can settle into a groove without shaking things up too much from one generation to the next ...