Can a robot feel? Researchers create artificial skin with a better sense of touch The androids in “Blade Runner” sometimes seem more human than humans, but to feel tears in the rain, you need… Read More
Brain implant provides sense of touch with robotic hand – and that’s just the start A dozen years ago, an auto accident left Nathan Copeland paralyzed, without any feeling in his fingers. Now that feeling is… Read More
UW researchers’ robot hand comes creepily close to human functionality You’ve got to hand it to the roboticists at the University of Washington: They’ve built a robotic hand modeled so… Read More
Cybathlon turns Olympic-style spotlight on Iron Man tech: brain control, exoskeletons and more WASHINGTON, D.C. – Imagine a contest for the kinds of technologies that would set Tony Stark’s nuclear-powered heart all aflutter… Read More
