Most robots rely on rigid, bulky parts that limit their adaptability, strength, and safety in real-world environments. Researchers developed soft, battery-powered artificial muscles inspired by human ...

Brent: Happy Friday, y'all! I'm often blown away by how Austin's startup scene continues to raise the bar for what can be accomplished in our little patch of Texas. That's one of the reasons we have ...

Matt Carney was good at building robots — he just didn’t want to. While earning his PhD at MIT, he’d spent years studying mechanical engineering and biomechatronics in service of developing bionic ...

Future robots could soon have a lot more muscle power. Northwestern University engineers have developed a soft artificial muscle, paving the way for untethered animal- and human-scale robots. The new ...

Phantom Neuro is developing a muscle-machine interface that allows individuals – particularly those with limb loss or motor impairments – to intuitively control advanced robotic systems like ...

Phantom Neuro, a neurotechnology company that offers a muscle-machine interface for controlling prosthetic limbs and robotic exoskeletons, has received approval for its first-in-human Early ...

Having robotic arms that work like those of actual humans is a dream for many in the robotics industry. Researchers from KIMLAB (Kinetic Intelligence Machine LAB) managed to achieve this to some ...