Robots are starting to flinch. New generations of electronic skin can register heat, pressure and even damaging force, then trigger lightning-fast reflexes that look less like code and more like ...

A new sensor gives robots a human-like sense of touch, helping them handle objects safely while improving wearables and ...

A study conducted by researchers at City University of Hong Kong reveals how they were able to give robots active pain and injury perception with a new electronic skin. While robots can't actually ...

The material is made of layers of transparent hydrogel electrodes that envelope a zinc-sulfide dielectric elastomer layer, creating thin rubber sheets that change illumination and capacitance. Cornell ...

TL;DR: Chinese EV maker Xpeng unveiled its eighth-generation IRON humanoid robots featuring synthetic skin for a warmer, more intimate feel. Designed as receptionists, tour guides, and personal ...

June 12 (UPI) --Researchers have developed a robotic skin that can give robots a similar feeling to human touch. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and University College London have ...

When researchers asked more than 1,000 Americans to assign colors to robots according to the robot’s job, they found that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An electronic tattoo that can monitor your brain. A robot dog designed to comfort people with dementia. These are among several ...

A kirigami-skinned soft robot powered by pneumatic muscles achieves crawling, steering and obstacle avoidance, advancing mobility for confined and rough terrain. (Nanowerk News) Limbless animals move ...