The ability to create tools from everyday objects requires creativity, abstract thinking, and problem-solving. As such, that complex ability has been used emblematically to differentiate so-called ...

NVIDIA has unveiled new AI and simulation tools and workflows to help robotics developers greatly accelerate their work on AI-enabled robots. The lineup unveiled this week at the Conference for Robot ...

This week on GeekWire, we explore the world of hacking through the hit USA Network show “Mr. Robot.” Our guest is Corey Nachreiner, CTO at Seattle-based WatchGuard Technologies, who has been analyzing ...

Learning to use tools played a crucial role in the evolution of human intelligence. It may yet prove vital to the emergence of smarter, more capable robots, too. New research shows that robots can ...

Robots of the entertainment industry are given life by character animation, where the goal is to emotionally connect with the audience to tell a story. In comparison, real-world robot movement design ...

Most brain surgery requires doctors to remove part of the skull to access hard-to-reach areas or tumours. It’s invasive, risky, and it takes a long time for the patient to recover. We have developed ...

EOAT interoperability challenges stem from hardware and software differences as mounting profiles, tool sizes and communication protocols vary significantly between robot brands, requiring custom ...

Image via Shutterstock/click ahead to see a video of the actual robot European scientists from BTH Zurich Bio-Inspired Robotics have created a robot that is capable of fashioning its own tools in ...

A team of MIT engineers believe that while soft robots can squeeze into spaces typical rigid machines can't, they're usually not sturdy enough to be fitted with tools like sensors, grippers and ...

Dextre, which became fully operational in 2010, was originally designed for logistics and maintenance on the International Space Station. This is the first time it will be used in a research and ...

Robotic surgical tools (around 8 millimetres in diameter) have been used for decades in keyhole surgery for other parts of the body. The challenge has been making a tool small enough (3mm in diameter) ...