It's been 24 years since CNET first published an article with the headline "The robots are coming." It's a phrase I've repeated in my own writing over the years -- mostly in jest. But now in 2026, for ...

Folks who’ve experienced a painful blood draw or can’t bear to watch the needle go in might be interested to hear that a new phlebotomist could soon be making the rounds. More than one, in fact.

A company in the Netherlands has developed a robot to draw blood. The robotic device achieved a 95% first-stick success rate in clinical trials. More than 8 in 10 participants said it was less painful ...

This tutorial breaks down arm anatomy into simple shapes and proportions. It explains how structure and angles affect the way arms look in drawings. Shamima Begum 'could be free in days' Microsoft ...

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ABSTRACT: A simple ballistic movement and two of its attributes (namely, reversal in time and synchronization with external events) are formulated. A three-dimensional, three-link musculoskeletal arm ...

Last year at CES, Dreame showed off a robot vacuum prototype with a mechanical arm. But while we were able to see the arm extend and retract, we didn’t see the device, which was described as a ...

Abstract: In this letter, a biomimetic rope-driven soft robotic arm (RDSRA) is designed with its kinematic and dynamic modeling, incorporating the bending and adsorption structures of an elephant ...

Abstract: This paper presents the design of a low-cost, long-distance three-axis Cartesian coordinate robotic arm, featuring a gantry structure compatible with existing crane equipment. It is ...

The company’s vision for a “zero labor home” sounds convenient in a dystopian sort of way. The company’s vision for a “zero labor home” sounds convenient in a dystopian sort of way. is the Verge’s ...