It’s pretty easy to take a balloon, fill it up with helium, and send it up in to the upper atmosphere. It’s much harder to keep track of it and recover it when it falls back to Earth. If you’re trying ...

Robots are now capable of seeing and moving, but touch remains a major challenge for them. The difference between how robots and humans sense touch has slowed progress in prosthetics, surgical robots, ...

Researchers have proposed new design for sensors that allow for teleoperated control of robotic and prosthetic systems. As seen in the demonstration, a robotic hand powered by the team’s sensors can ...

Trust comedian Jerry Springer to come up with a spot-on description of a toddler in the Terrible Twos. “Having a 2-year-old is like having a blender,” he said, “without a lid.” Indeed, the dreaded ...