Robotics

Robotics

Jul 28, 2026IEEE Spectrum

Robot Finger Feels in Color

Imagine running your fingertip over the surface of a U.S. penny. You would feel the ridges of the raised letters and numbers, Abe Lincoln’s bearded side profile, and, if it’s tails, the fluted columns of the Lincoln Memorial. Getting a robo

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Jul 26, 2026IEEE Spectrum

Optical Tech Would Update a Robot’s AI on the Fly

Atop a lab bench, Cornell Tech postdoctoral researcher Yifan He positions the lens of an optical receiver almost a meter away from an LED emitting a beam of red light. The computer monitor attached to the receiver takes a beat to refresh, t

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Jul 24, 2026IEEE Spectrum

Video Friday: An Italian Humanoid Comes to Life

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclus

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Jul 17, 2026IEEE Spectrum

This Graduate Student Equips NASA’s Robots With Assembly Skills

Like many engineers, Sarah Downs says she knew she wanted to pursue a STEM career from a young age. As a teenager, she discovered robotics through her Tulsa, Okla., middle school’s First Lego League team, and she fell in love with the field

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Robotics

Jul 17, 2026IEEE Spectrum

Video Friday: Your Robot Surgeon Will See You Now

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclus

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Jul 16, 2026IEEE Spectrum

How to Make an Invisible Drone

There are many words that I would never, ever use to describe a drone. Stealthy. Subtle. Whatever the opposite of obnoxious is. Much of this is because of the giant angry bee sound that drones tend to make, but it’s also the way that they l

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