A powered suit type robot that researchers and engineers inspired by a movie that focused on "expanding the power of human beings with robots" rather than "replacing humans with robot force" developed ...

With this invention, enthusiastic pet owners can experience being physically “caressed” by their dear pets. A YouTube video featuring “Robot People/Pet Affectionator,” a machine with the ability to ...

Since the dawn of the personal cleaning robot, people have been taping things to the top of them to increase their functionality. There’s the classic DJ Roomba, where you stick a boombox or speaker on ...

Six of multiple possible assistance scenarios with a prototype of a new robot being developed at MIT. Top row: getting into/out of a bathtub, bending down to reach objects, and catching a fall. Bottom ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A University of Pittsburgh research group is reaching new limits and perfecting a robot to help people with ALS live better lives. Stretch, a robot by the company Hello Robot, ...