One of the challenges with humanoid robots, besides keeping them upright, is finding compact combinations of actuators and joint mechanisms that allow for good range of smooth motion while still ...

If you are considering building your very own robotic arm you may be interested in a new high-performance DIY robot arm built by computer scientist Pavel Surynek. The Real Robot One or RR1 has 6 (6 ...

[Skyentific] is looking to push the hobbyist robotics state of the art. Motors and their gears, the actuators, are typically the most expensive part. For his build, he realised he needed big servos ...

The new models, dubbed Gemini Robotics 1.5 and Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5, greatly expand on the capabilities of the original ...

It's time to build the robot arm for the Really Useful Robot. This is part 4 of of the Really Useful Robot Project. Thanks to ROBOTIS for providing the Dynamixel servos for this project. I'd planned ...

The tasks taken on by the Armatron aren’t so different from the ones AI is tackling today. As a child of an electronic engineer, I spent a lot of time in our local Radio Shack as a kid. While my dad ...

In spite of ongoing political tensions and disrupted spacewalks, the 37-foot-long arm is finally making its first tentative steps in orbit. reading time 2 minutes The European Space Agency’s giant ...

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Boston Dynamics' "Spot" robot is getting some upgrades. The robot dog officially went on sale to the public last year for a cool $74,500. For the first time in the company's 29-year history, Boston ...

Giving a high-five. Rubbing his girlfriend's hand. Such ordinary acts — but a milestone for a paralyzed man. True, a robotic arm parked next to his wheelchair did the touching, painstakingly, palm to ...