The movement capability of humanoid robots starts at the joints. Harmonic joint modules are the core enabler of agile motion.

Joints are an essential part in robotics, especially those that try to emulate the motion of (human) animals. Unlike the average automaton, animals are not outfitted with bearings and similar types of ...

1. Joints - The Foundation of Movement Joints are the moving links in a robotic arm. They let the arm bend, rotate, or change ...

Humanoid robots have enthused public imagination for decades, from Honda’s ASIMO to Tesla’s Optimus and Agility Robotics’ Digit. However, what makes these machines deeply human is what lies under the ...

Learn how lessons from medical robot design can be applied to all robotics from cobots to humanoids and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Enjoying Machine Design’s Motion Systems content? Be sure to ...

Thanks to the many ongoing projects in this field, we're used by now to seeing humanoid robots performing all sorts of impressive, almost human-like tasks and movements. But it's not until you see one ...

Imagine for a moment that you're in an auto factory. A robot and a human are working next to each other on the production line. The robot is busy rapidly assembling car doors while the human runs ...

In a groundbreaking development, researchers have unveiled the impressive capabilities of the Aloha Unleashed project. This project, spearheaded by Stanford Ph.D. student Tony Z. Zhao and assistant ...

A patient has become the 100th person to have a robotic-arm assisted arthroplasty at Midland Metropolitan University Hospital.

The Chinese government is betting that robots will drive economic growth. But the bots can’t really do much yet.