A soft armband that lets you steer a robot while you sprint on a treadmill or bob on rough seas sounds like science fiction.

This gesture control robot project demonstrates the capability to control the robot without the need of push buttons or physical switches. With a 3-axis accelerometer device, commands to the output ...

Ancient mudras offer a blueprint for smoother robot hand movement and could inspire new approaches to motor training and ...

Traditionally, robot arms have been controlled either by joysticks, buttons, or very carefully programmed routines. However, for [Narongporn Laosrisin’s] homebrew build, they decided to go with ...

Human–robot interaction (HRI) and gesture-based control systems represent a rapidly evolving research field that seeks to bridge the gap between human intuition and robotic precision. This area ...

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A new wearable system developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego is redefining how humans can interact ...

“One motion, one mistake, one lesson at a time.” That mantra, repeated by operators inside a sprawling 4,000‑square‑meter facility in Shanghai, captures the essence of China’s latest push in humanoid ...

Senior software engineer David Alfonso of Boston-based Pison Technology doesn’t resemble the sorceror’s apprentice from the old Walt Disney cartoon “Fantasia.” But with a wave of his hand, he seemed ...

Tesla faces intense scrutiny after its Optimus robot suffered a highly publicised fall in Miami. The incident revealed the ...