Robot skin that senses touch and pain — and triggers instant reflexes — makes robots more like humans. It probably also makes ...

Humanoid robots are starting to gain something that once belonged firmly in the realm of science fiction: a sense of pain.

For example, mobile robots in 1970 could move at a speed of only 6 meters per hour. This would involve movement in 1-meter increments separated by 10-minute processing breaks, and after a while many ...

If you accidentally put your hand on a hot object, you'll naturally pull it away fast, before you have to think about it.

Researchers in China built a neuromorphic robotic skin that lets humanoid robots sense pain and react instantly to harm.

ROBOTCORE® is a processing unit for the robotics architect that maps robotics computations efficiently to its CPUs, GPU and FPGA to obtain faster robots and with additional real-time capabilities.

Renowned for its pioneering efforts in hygienic design, Stäubli Robotics has engineered its robots to thrive in food sector applications. Their HE (humid environment) and H1 (food-grade lubricant) ...

Intel’s Xeon server chips dominate hardware in data centers, and now they could also end up powering robots on factory floors. The new line of Xeon D chips, announced Monday, are designed primarily ...

Researchers from Swinburne University of Technology have developed a robotic prototype designed to help staff automate the processing of blood donation packs. Currently, processing blood donation is a ...