Robots already have us beat in some ways: They’re stronger, more consistent, and they never demand a lunch break. But when it comes to the senses, machines still struggle mightily. They can’t smell ...

Scientists at the University of Tokyo have created a fleshy and “slightly sweaty” robotic finger, covered in a pink layer of living skin, grown from human skin cells. The rather phallic looking result ...

Researchers have developed an ultrasensitive, human-like robotic ‘finger’ capable of safely performing routine physical examinations like a medical doctor would. They say the ‘robodoctor’ could be ...

Sydney Wiseman, a member of the family who runs the Canadian toy company WowWee who came up with the idea for the Fingerling, a 5-inch toy monkey, in Montreal, Nov. 28, 2017. The $15 motorized plastic ...

While robotic prosthetics are usually created to replace regularly functioning limbs or body parts, Japanese researchers have created a new "sixth finger" robot. The real question being asked is why ...

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Macaque monkeys with electrodes implanted in their brains learned to control a robotic arm with their thoughts, researchers report. Scientists gently restrained the monkeys’ own arms and positioned ...