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Stringman uses ceiling cables, cameras, and a robotic gripper to collect clutter, showing a lower-cost path for practical ...

One of the joys you get to experience whether as a proud parent or pet owner is that a lot of things get left around haphazardly. You could of course pick every piece of discarded clothing, ...

You know the scene. LEGO minefield. Socks everywhere. A stuffed animal graveyard stretching wall to wall. Your robot vacuum bumps into it all and gives up. Nifong, an engineer and parent, decided the ...

Swarms of small robots rolling around on the ceiling can reconfigure rooms by moving hanging curtains or lights around – or store and then drop small objects such as keys and balls to humans below.