Imagine a world where robots don’t just work alongside humans but do so with the gentle touch of a caring hand, handling fragile objects or assisting in delicate surgeries without a hint of danger. This isn’t a far-off dream but a reality being shaped right now by researchers at MIT’s Computer
Imagine a world where robots seamlessly adapt to unpredictable environments, flipping from a daring backflip to a precise handstand without missing a beat, whether in a chaotic warehouse or a cluttered home. This isn’t a distant fantasy but a reality being shaped by hybrid robotic control systems,
Crowded checkpoints, multilingual questions, and unforgiving schedules make border crossings a noisier laboratory than any expo hall, and that is exactly where the latest batch of UBTech humanoids is stepping into work. In this roundup, voices from security agencies, factory operators near the
In an era obsessed with bigger batteries and tighter control loops, a soft strip that moves itself with nothing but a warm surface or a shaft of sunlight reads like a provocation and a promise all at once. That is the proposition behind ambient-heat soft actuators—materials that convert tiny,
Benjamin Daigle sits down with Oscar Vail, a technology expert whose work spans soft robotics, materials science, and electrochemical systems. In this conversation, Oscar unpacks how a manta ray–inspired robot uses the same magnetic fields to both swim and stabilize its flexible Zn–MnO₂ batteries,
When 1,571 young innovators from 91 countries gather to build robots that think for themselves the future of autonomy looks less distant and more doable, and the setting in Singapore turns that momentum into a living lab where prototypes meet practical constraints. The scene signals a shift: youth