The robot can bend, grasp and carry in ways humans can’t, which could help it navigate spaces too confined for human arms.

The proposed robotic hand is designed for dexterity and has versatile functions for grasping, crawling and locomotion.

Alex Perry is a tech reporter at Mashable who primarily covers video games and consumer tech. Alex has spent most of the last ...

University of Science and Technology of China has made a fascinating development in robotics, with the octopus-inspired robotic arm led by Nikolaos Freris. It combines the dexterity of a human hand ...

A caregiving robot that responds to spoken instructions while performing physical tasks may make robots easier to use and understand.

The arm uses origami for its construction. Lightweight plastic is folded in construction. The arm is designed to assist people with disabilities. WORCESTER — When someone envisions a robotic arm, they ...

From household robots to reusable rockets, a new wave of breakthrough inventions is redefining what humans can do in space ...