EPFL researchers have developed a customizable soft robotic system that uses compressed air to produce shape changes, vibrations, and other haptic, or tactile, feedback. The device holds promise for ...

SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) recently took place in Las Vegas. During the exhibition, Daimon Robotics unveiled the DM-EXton2—the world's first ...

Haptics—technology that recreates the sense of touch—has long been a missing piece in digital interaction. Screens can show images, speakers can play sound, and VR headsets can simulate immersive ...

For International Women's Day, Dr. Maja Matarić and Dr. Tania Morimoto discussed their current robotics research and student development.

What does it take to make a machine move in a way that people instantly recognize as natural? At Tesla, part of the answer has been a quiet, repetitive, and highly physical form of data work: humans ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Journalist, analyst, author, podcaster. We’ve digitized sight, and we’ve digitized sound. But touch, one of the most important ...

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have invented a display technology for on-screen graphics that are both visible and haptic, meaning that they can be felt via touch. The screens are patterned with tiny ...