Doctors at Elliot Hospital in Manchester are using robotic tools to help patients regain their stride.>> Download the FREE WMUR appTony Sukiennik, of San Francisco, crossed the country to get a full ...

Physical therapy -- typically done by a human specialist -- may be the next area where robots will take hold in the medtech field thanks to researchers at the University of Texas-Austin. A group of ...

Exploring a new way to teach robots, Princeton researchers have found that human-language descriptions of tools can accelerate the learning of a simulated robotic arm lifting and using a variety of ...

Learning to use tools played a crucial role in the evolution of human intelligence. It may yet prove vital to the emergence of smarter, more capable robots, too. New research shows that robots can ...

Teaching a robot new skills used to require coding expertise. But a new generation of robots could potentially learn from just about anyone. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news ...

The bone bots are coming. A new wave of robotically assisted tools for knee and hip replacements is moving into specialty centers and hospitals around Minnesota, and the number of procedures appears ...

SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 8 – While the word robot conjures up “Danger, Will Robinson” images for many Americans, a diminutive 30-inch robot named MIT-Manus is challenging conventional wisdom about stroke ...