Eight years ago, researchers unveiled a new sensor technology, called GelSight, that uses physical contact with an object to provide a remarkably detailed 3-D map of its surface. Now, by mounting ...

Now, by mounting GelSight sensors on the grippers of robotic arms, two MIT teams have given robots greater sensitivity and dexterity. The researchers presented their work in two papers at the ...

As more robots operate near people, they must be built so they don’t cause any injuries—and that requires all of the computational and sensor technology we can muster. The first mobile robots often ...

One of two Slocum gliders owned and operated by the USC Center for Integrated Networked Aquatic PlatformS (CINAPS). Image: Smith et al. A new algorithm ensures that robotic environmental sensors will ...

Wet sensors rely on the use of conductive gel on the scalp and hair, but that can cause the sensors to move when the individual does. Dry sensors can be used as an alternative, but they, too, have ...