When AI-powered prosthetic arms that move autonomously become widespread, understanding how people feel about them and accept them will be crucial. In a study appearing in Scientific Reports, ...

Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept method for programming mechanical properties ...

A robotic arm that moves too quickly can feel creepy. One that moves too slowly feels awkward and unhelpful. In a VR study, researchers found that AI-powered prosthetic arms were best accepted when ...

Scientists show that breathing may be used to control a wearable extra robotic arm in healthy individuals, without hindering control of other parts of the body. Neuroengineer Silvestro Micera develops ...

Summary When AI powered prosthetic arms that move autonomously become widespread, understanding how people feel about them and accept them will be crucial. In this study, we used virtual reality to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Ukrainian arms maker said soldiers surprise it with how they use its robots. This includes using an aerial drone to carry and ...

What if the next big step in human technology is as small as an extra thumb on your hand? A new study shows that for most people, learning to use that extra digit takes about as long as brewing a cup ...

After Qualcomm’s purchase of Arduino it has left many wondering what market its new Uno Q board is trying to target. Taking the ongoing RAM-pocalypse as inspiration, [Bringus Studios] made a ...

One homeowner is going viral after revealing the unique way he cleared his driveway following a winter storm over the weekend that hit numerous states. Tom Moloughney, a New Jersey resident, recorded ...

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Humanoid robots are on the brink of being commercially useful, say Chinese and US firms that in the past three months have announced plans to produce them at scale. Many researchers agree that there ...

Technology capable of reading signals from the brain has been under development for many years. The aim is to help people who have lost the ability to move or communicate. According to U.S. clinical ...