A soft armband that lets you steer a robot while you sprint on a treadmill or bob on rough seas sounds like science fiction.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away—well, actually, last week on the University of Toronto’s St. George campus – speed and stunts worthy of the Millenium Falcon wowed the crowd at the first ...

With alpha units of the Myo now in the hands of developers, we are starting to really see the power of this game changing wearable come to life. To demonstrate what developers have been able to do so ...

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 ...

A new wearable system developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego is redefining how humans can interact ...

Smart sensors have been developed that can give people living with limb disabilities the ability to control robotic prostheses, machinery, and motorised wheelchairs using alternative muscle movements ...