A new machine-learning technique can efficiently learn to control a robot, leading to better performance with fewer data. Researchers from MIT and Stanford University have devised a new ...

A team of researchers from the Beijing Institute of Technology is breaking new ground in the field of robotics by unveiling a revolutionary control method inspired by the human arm. This innovative ...

Abstract Proportional-integral-derivative (PID) equipp-ed controllers are widely used in industrial robots potentially facing substantial payload and ...

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Collaborative robots, or cobots, are required to maintain compliant interaction while delivering rapid response performance ...

This research has broken through the limitations of traditional rehabilitation robot control methods, which often rely on fixed or variable impedance control with no consideration for the patient's ...

Engineers at Harvard have developed a new method to design robotic joints that mimic ...

Consider the marvelous physics of the human knee. The largest hinge joint in the body, it has two rounded bones held together ...

Engineers from Britain implemented a novel approach to improve how robots grip and handle fragile, slippery or asymmetric objects. The breakthrough slip-prevention method shows impressive results and ...