A pair of federal judges ordered the Trump administration to keep SNAP payments flowing during the government shutdown, averting a lapse in food aid for millions of Americans.

Automation is also tricky: robots are good at putting together a specific item but struggle to recognise and take apart the ...

Scientists built flat sheet robots that can change shape and move without motors. They lock into 256 metabot forms using tiny ...

A new type of robots developed from thin sheets of material can execute a wide variety of actions despite the fact that they have no motor. Made of a single flat material, the new class of robots can ...

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Abstract: Jumping locomotion offers a promising means of overcoming obstacles and adapting to unstructured environments. However, enabling millimeter-scale robots to integrate jumping capabilities ...

BOSTON (CN) — A panel of federal appeals judges on Monday morning signaled an openness toward resuscitating a civil class action against the robot vacuum cleaner company iRobot from investors who say ...

We are all familiar with the satisfying click of a pen or the snap of a hair clip. Behind these simple motions lies a powerful mechanical phenomenon called “snap-through.” It is also used in ...

What To Know: The J595 robot is designed around a robotic arm that can move an iPad-like display. The arm is also expected to use expressive, lifelike movements to make interactions more engaging and ...

Abstract: Autonomousrobotic assembly of flexible printed circuit (FPC) for electronic devices requires accurate characterization of contact states between terminals and slots. This task becomes ...