Scientists have created a robot that learns lip movements by watching humans rather than following preset rules. The ...
The achievement addresses one of the biggest obstacles in humanoid design: facial motion that looks off. While robotics has ...
Almost half of our attention during face-to-face conversation focuses on lip motion. Yet, robots still struggle to move their ...
Inside the friendly head unit lives a custom chipset running LG's "Physical AI," a multimodal vision-language model. This lets the bot read your face, chat in a soft voice, and se ...
Discover the groundbreaking Soft Robotic Exosuit developed by Harvard—an innovation that is changing the future of wearable ...
A 301 mg soft robot jumps continuously under constant light without batteries or electronics, using snap-through buckling and self-shadowing to create an autonomous feedback loop. (Nanowerk Spotlight) ...
A research team in South Korea has developed a soft robot named Octoid that can mimic the movement and behavior of an octopus in its natural habitat. The robot's "triple-in-one" system enables it to ...
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Underwater octopuses change their body color and texture in the blink of an eye to blend perfectly into their surroundings when evading predators or capturing prey. They transform their bodies to ...
Amazon’s new two-piece Basics Core Soft ball was never designed to dominate the tour. But when an ultra-budget ball promises “exceptional distance, straight flight and advanced cover and core ...
While there are many useful questions to ask when encountering a new robot, “can I eat it” is generally not one of them. I say ‘generally,’ because edible robots are actually a thing—and not just ...
Multifunctional fluidic units generate coordinated motion and sensing in soft robots by combining actuation, switching, and oscillation in one module, reducing reliance on electronic control.