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For about 10 years, researchers at the University of Washington’s Personal Robotics Lab have been developing a robotic arm that can help people with motor impairments, such as quadriplegics, feed ...

A groundbreaking robotic arm developed by the University of Washington's robotics team is offering new hope to amputees and individuals with motor impairments by enabling them to feed themselves. The ...

A team led by researchers at the University of Washington created a set of 11 actions a robotic arm can make to pick up nearly any food attainable by fork. This allows the system to learn to pick up ...

Two robotic arms – a fork in one hand, a knife in the other – flank a seated man, who sits in front of a table, with a piece of cake on a plate. A computerized voice announces each action: "moving ...

In brief: Brain-computer interfaces have recently seen promising advancements, often intersecting with prostheses. Tests have shown patients controlling computers with their minds and regaining lost ...

The demand for robot vacuums is growing every single day due to the convenience and ease they provide. These smart devices are not only great for busy people or families with young kids and pets, but ...