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New Research Explores Social Touch Interaction Between Humans and Robots

A squeeze in the arm, a pat on the shoulder, or a slap in the face – touch is an important part of the social interaction between people.

25 Oct 2016

MIT Research Prepares Humanoid Robot for Future Space Missions

A six-foot, 300 pounds weighing astronaut named Valkyrie is being prepared by Sarah Hensley for a mission to Mars. It is equipped with an extended chest cavity making it look distinctly female. Hensley is working on the movements of one of Valkyrie's arms throughout the current semester.

19 Oct 2016

Rethink Robotics Introduces Sawyer Robot with Software Development Kit

Rethink Robotics today unveiled its high performance Sawyer robot for the global research and education markets.

7 Oct 2016

KUKA LBR iiwa Lightweight Robot Provides Support to Artists at Robodonien 2016

KUKA was represented by the LBR iiwa at the Robodonien robot art festival. As part of a workshop at the Faculty of Architecture at RWTH Aachen University, visitors had the opportunity to generate foldable elements in a semi-automated process and add these to a larger structure.

26 Sep 2016

Swinburne Project Involved in Developing NAO Robot Software Shortlisted for National Disability Awards

A Swinburne project that involved developing software for robots to act as therapy aids for children in rehabilitation has been shortlisted for a National Disability Awards.

22 Sep 2016

Majority of Users Prefer Expressive Robots than More Efficient, Less Error Prone Ones

Making an assistive robot partner expressive and communicative is likely to make it more satisfying to work with and lead to users trusting it more, even if it makes mistakes, a new study suggests.

22 Aug 2016

Space Center Houston, NineSigma Announce Launch of NASA Space Robotics Centennial Challenge

Building homes on Mars and interplanetary travel are no longer the stuff of science fiction; the latest achievements in robotics are putting these dreams within our reach.

18 Aug 2016

Sheffield Robotics Set to Advance UK’s Robotics Research

Sheffield is at the center of the UK’s robotic research, with the potential to become the leading city in the field worldwide.

27 Jul 2016

Georgia Tech Researchers Create Most Efficient-Walking Humanoid

What do you give a robot when it takes it first steps like a human? Its first pair of shoes.

13 Jul 2016

New Protocols Enable Robots to Cooperate with One Another on Complex Jobs Using Body Language

Sometimes all it takes to get help from someone is to wave at them, or point. Now the same is true for robots. Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have completed work on an EU project aimed at enabling robots to cooperate with one another on complex jobs, by using body language.

28 Jun 2016