Human–robot interaction (HRI) and gesture-based control systems represent a rapidly evolving research field that seeks to bridge the gap between human intuition and robotic precision. This area ...

Traditionally, robot arms have been controlled either by joysticks, buttons, or very carefully programmed routines. However, for [Narongporn Laosrisin’s] homebrew build, they decided to go with ...

Tokyo University engineer Tsuyoshi Horo has developed a novel system for controlling robots (or in this case, a moving stool) using a simple set of hand and body gestures. The researcher is utilizing ...

Ancient mudras offer a blueprint for smoother robot hand movement and could inspire new approaches to motor training and ...

A soft armband that lets you steer a robot while you sprint on a treadmill or bob on rough seas sounds like science fiction. Engineers at the University of California San Diego have now built ...

Next-generation wearables could enable users to control machines using everyday gestures when in motion, engineers at the University of California San Diego report. The wearable system glued onto a ...

A leaked video shows Tesla’s Optimus robot falling and making a gesture resembling the removal of a VR headset. The motion has sparked concerns that the robot may still rely on human teleoperation.

Finger Flyer provides drone-building kits and lesson plans. The startup, co-created by High Point University student Erin Morrow, is already working on a new product – a gesture-controlled robot arm.

SAN DIEGO, Dec 9 — A leaked video of a Tesla Optimus robot falling during a demonstration has gone viral, not because it fell ...