A control system helps robots quickly adjust to subtle changes in the way their operators move, which could improve safety in manufacturing settings.

To let users create additional functionality, ArcBotics is preparing programming samples and tutorials for controlling the robot's sensors and actuators.

Recently SmartPlanet posted on the development of research that could lead to so-called robot-human love. Now comes another step toward more lovable (or at least soft) robots. A new type of sensor ...

At their core, all robots work by integrating sensors, controllers, actuators, and software. Each part plays a vital role in transforming a machine into a responsive, purposeful system.

Sensors, artificial intelligence and robotics come together in this mobile field robot to help growers, farmers and breeders make better decisions about growing food that uses less resources like ...

Using arm sensors that can “read” a person’s muscle movements, researchers have created a control system that makes robots more intelligent. The sensors send information to the robot, allowing it to ...

Scientists have to build sensors that are tough, that can survive impact and abrasion and bending and water. It’s one reason physical intelligence has advanced so slowly, he says.

The computer scientist Christoph Salge is trying to circumvent the need for rules that guide robots’ behavior. His strategy: Give them a goal of making us more powerful.

To create an intelligent robot, the team first needs to engineer body feedback systems, including adding more sensors in the arms to detect how much the limbs have extended or contracted.