Assistive robots and related technologies are revolutionising the way society caters to the needs of an ageing population and individuals with disabilities. By integrating collaborative robotics, ...

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed a soft robot system that ...

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a new methodology for a robot to learn how to move its arms autonomously by combining a type of observational learning with ...

Japan has one of the world’s oldest populations, and a strained health and care workforce. It has also long been the global ...

In recent years, AI and robotic systems have begun to transition from controlled laboratory settings into everyday contexts such as education, healthcare ...

Social robotics and artificial intelligence are emerging as powerful tools for promoting inclusion and accessibility for people with disabilities.

Using a socially assistive robot (SAR) in post-stroke rehabilitation improves outcomes, according to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers. They conducted the first long-term study of robot ...

When someone has been rendered tetraplegic by a spinal cord injury, they may still retain partial use of their wrists. An experimental device has been designed to help such folks lift cumbersome ...

A humanoid robot designed to support research in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and human-robot interaction has been ...

For people with upper extremity disabilities — such as a stroke, multiple sclerosis or other conditions — assistive robotics can help restore their independence in performing everyday tasks like ...