In ‘Breakups Suck,’ a Human Can’t Leave His Vampire Girlfriend

I never expected to stay in Albuquerque, New Mexico post high school,” says Ben Arndt, director of the funny and The post In ...
Cowboy State Daily

Need A Robot Hand? If You Can Think It, You Can Make It At Riverton Maker Space

With 3D printers, advanced laser cutters and even heavy-duty sewing machines, Maker Space 307 is loaded with tech for the ...
Amazon S3 on MSN

The world's best robotic hand for manipulation research XHAND 1

The world's best robotic hand for manipulation research XHAND 1. Trump wants to ‘end’ largest US infrastructure project, a ...
Hackaday

For A Robot Claw, The Eyes Have It

Have you ever wished your hand had an extra feature? Like, maybe, a second thumb? A scope probe pinky maybe? Well, if you are building a robot effector, you get to pick what extra features it has.
Interesting Engineering

Germany unveils diving robot that collects underwater trash with giant robotic hand

TUM's Nicolas Hoischen, Zara Zothabayeva, Tzu-Yuan Huang and Hamish Grant discuss TUM's new diving robot at the port of Marseille. German researchers have developed a groundbreaking AI-powered ...
Golf Digest

Do you need more speed to add 20 yards? Our robot test suggests otherwise

Welcome to MythBusters, a Golf Digest+ series where we explore answers to some of golf’s most common questions through a series of tests with golfers and robots. Sometimes definitive, other times less ...
techxplore

The MOTIF Hand: A tool advancing the capabilities of previous robot hand technology

Growing up, we learn to push just hard enough to move a box and to avoid touching a hot pan with our bare hands. Now, a robot hand has been developed that also has these instincts. The MOTIF Hand, ...
earth

Why your brain might mistake a robot’s hand for your own

In a lab in Genoa, Italy, volunteers teamed up with iCub, a child-sized humanoid robot, to slice a bar of soap using a steel wire. The task itself was simple. What surprised researchers was what ...
The Verge

This robot lawnmower is designed to pick fruit and throw your dog a ball

The NexLawn Master X Series Concept could lend you a robotic hand, if it ever hits the market. The NexLawn Master X Series Concept could lend you a robotic hand, if it ever hits the market. is a ...
AOL

Engineering major creates robotic glove for her dad’s hand pain

Cassidy Parrish had a problem to solve close to home. When her father’s hand pain grew worse, making everyday tasks like holding dishes nearly impossible, she set out to find a solution. For her, the ...
Hackaday

Ambidextrous Robot Hand Speaks In Signs

As difficult as it is for a human to learn ambidexterity, it’s quite easy to program into a humanoid robot. After all, a robot doesn’t need to overcome years of muscle memory. Giving a one-handed ...
Nanowerk

How a robotic hand uses nanosensors to detect toxic metals in water

An autonomous robotic system detects toxic heavy metals in water using self-powered nanosensors and ambient heat, enabling safe, real-time environmental monitoring without external power or manual ...