To let users create additional functionality, ArcBotics is preparing programming samples and tutorials for controlling the robot's sensors and actuators.

At their core, all robots work by integrating sensors, controllers, actuators, and software. Each part plays a vital role in transforming a machine into a responsive, purposeful system.

For one, researchers can’t simply glue the delicate sensors designed for a robot’s hands onto its feet. “The feet are literally whacking the sensor against the ground very, very hard,” Wu ...

But computers are blind, so autonomous cars must rely on other ways to perceive their surroundings. Lidar sensors, a laser form of radar, have emerged as a powerful way for robot cars to navigate.

Using arm sensors that can “read” a person’s muscle movements, researchers have created a control system that makes robots more intelligent. The sensors send information to the robot ...

Researchers are optimistic about its applications. Scientists develop incredible robots that could revolutionize farming: 'Sensing technology' first appeared on The Cool Down.

To create an intelligent robot, the team first needs to engineer body feedback systems, including adding more sensors in the arms to detect how much the limbs have extended or contracted.

Another step toward more lovable robots: a new type of sensor might enable us to poke a robot as if it had the squishy belly button of the Pillsbury Dough boy.

Robots do not look human just yet, but soon they may get the "human touch." Researchers say they have developed a flexible sensor able to detect temperature, pressure and humidity simultaneously ...

A team in Florida has created a walking robot with a twist: It needs no computer or sensors to move around. Rather, the Planar Elliptical Runner (PER) relies solely on its design to maintain its ...