sheffield.ac.uk Background For many children, visiting the hospital can lead to a state of increased anxiety. Social robots are being explored as a possible tool to reduce anxiety and distress in ...

Abstract: Humanoid robots could replace humans in hazardous situations but most of such situations are equally dangerous for them, which means that they have a high chance of being damaged and falling ...

They use EV3 Lego parts to build the robot from scratch ... hard to prepare their teams to participate in the World Robotics Olympiad and the First Lego League Robotics Competition in Carnarvon. Step ...

The kit has attracted the interest of people working in many areas, including artificial intelligence, embedded systems, control systems, robotics, and operating systems. The LEGO Mindstorms kit is ...

The patient cart for the Endoluminal Surgical (ELS) System. [Image courtesy of EndoQuest Robotics] EndoQuest Robotics announced today that investigators completed the first procedures of the ...

The robot will be motion activated to speak when visitors are nearby. What’s still to be decided is whether it will have a set of prerecorded lines, or interact with patrons in conversation.

Power On: Apple is planning a big 2027 with foldables, all-screen iPhones, smart glasses, camera equipped wearables, table-top robots and more. Here’s why it can’t come soon enough.

Rounding out the 2027 wave could be Apple’s debut in home robotics. The first product is described as a tabletop robot with a mechanical arm and a built-in AI assistant that has its own personality.

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 12, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Robot orders in North America remained essentially flat in the first quarter of 2025, with companies purchasing 9,064 units valued at $580.7 ...

[Beta 2 surgical robotics system image courtesy of Vicarious Surgical] Vicarious Surgical (NYSE:RBOT) today announced a new hospital collaboration and reported first-quarter financial results.

It’s all about highlighting robotics and STEM education. Multiple schools came together at the Wilkes-Barre Area High School for the event. Teams from the high schools, Dallas, Tunkhannock ...

The humanlike robot uses its two legs to walk up to a storage bin. Digit’s two arms reach for the bin, and its clawlike hands grip the sides. The robot gracefully lifts the storage box up so it ...