US researchers have produced a robotic set of legs that they believe is the first to fully model walking in a biologically accurate manner. The neural architecture, musculoskeletal architecture and ...

Back in the late 1980s, a Canadian engineer called Tad McGeer built a remarkable pair of mechanical legs that were unpowered, had no actuators, no sensors and no computer control. But set them in ...

Most robots have to be programmed to perform specific tasks. But two USC researchers built a robotic limb that can teach itself how to move through trial and error ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Toyota is introducing an Iron Man-style robotic leg brace designed to help partially-paralysed people walk. The Welwalk WW-1000 system is made up of a motorized mechanical frame that fits on a ...

With her eerily realistic facial expressions and movements, Ameca has been billed as the world's most advanced humanoid robot. But if that wasn't impressive enough, soon she could be walking around ...

Honda's robotics division has unveiled the prototype of a strange new helper: a "walking assistant." Honda says the robotic legs could restore mobility to the elderly or infirm, and could help prevent ...

Toyota has introduced a wearable robotic leg brace designed to help partially paralysed people walk. The Welwalk WW-1000 system is made up of a motorised mechanical frame that fits on a person's leg ...

A 31-year old man who lost the use of his legs in 2013 after being diagnosed with a functional neurological disorder, has described the "incredible feeling" of walking with robotic legs. Simon ...

The robot had to learn to adjust to having one of its six legs broken Engineers have taken a step towards having machines that can operate when damaged by developing a robot that can teach itself to ...