Called the Educational SoftHand-A, created by Jared K. Lepora from Bristol Grammar School with guidance from his father, Dr ...

A Bristol-based roboticist has developed a robotic prosthetic hand using 3D-printed components that costs as little as £650, which is much cheaper than existing technology. Joel Gibbard first came up ...

Commercial hand prostheses with articulating fingers have become quite advanced. These new devices in some cases have properties exceeding our human hands, for example, being able to rotate a ...

A team of students in Antwerp, Belgium are responsible for Project Aslan, which is exploring the feasibility of using 3D printed robotic arms for assisting with and translating sign language. The idea ...

High school can be challenging and intimidating for some teenagers. But luckily, a 15-year-old differently-abled boy from Tennessee found the right group of people. Sergio Peralta was born with an ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. To call soft robotic hands “complex” is a bit of an ...

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Inside a lab at Northern Kentucky University, students and professors from multiple disciplines are working on a project to make life easier — and faster, and less intrusive — ...

Scientists have developed a 3D-printed robotic hand which can play simple musical phrases on the piano by just moving its wrist. And while the robot is no virtuoso, it demonstrates just how ...

Have you ever wondered why robots are unable to walk and move their bodies as fluidly as we do? Some robots can run, jump, or dance with greater efficiency than humans, but their body movements also ...

While we usually see robotics applied to industrial or research applications, there are plenty of ways they could help in everyday life as well: an autonomous guide for blind people, for instance, or ...

A seven-year-old Las Vegas girl will throw out the first pitch in game four of the upcoming World Series. It's a dream come true for a young baseball fanatic on a mission to throw out balls at every ...