UC San Diego researchers used teleoperated humanoid robots to complete two gallbladder-removal surgeries in pigs, including one procedure involving a human assistant and another briefly using two ...

At the University of California San Diego, engineers have advanced humanoid robotics by teaching a bipedal platform to execute expressive upper-body movements while maintaining stable locomotion ...

Healthcare systems worldwide are struggling with overcrowded hospitals, physician burnout, and rising surgery delays. Which is why it's always a good thing to see research exploring new solutions ...

An era in which robots decide "how to walk" on their own has arrived. A four-legged robot has been developed that, much like ...

Humanoid robotics companies have already shown their machines can run at 22 mph, land backflips and even pull off front flips. So the new proving ground is not raw speed or acrobatics. It is control ...

But shape-shifting robots, which are controlled by magnetic fields, can dynamically squish, bend, or elongate their entire bodies. "Such a robot could have thousands of small pieces of muscle to ...

Robots have been trained to walk, lift, and perform repetitive tasks efficiently. However, capturing the fluid motion of human actions remains an uphill task to conquer for engineers. Researchers from ...

Unlike traditional mobile robots, legged robots leverage their distinctive “leg” structures to traverse obstacles and adapt to uneven terrain, demonstrating exceptional mobility when confronted with ...

Over 200 teams competed in the humanoid robot fighting league for a championship belt and a 10 million yuan (~$1.48 million ...

Healthcare systems worldwide are struggling with overcrowded hospitals, physician burnout, and rising surgery delays. Which is why it’s always a good thing to see research exploring new solutions ...