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These Robotic Arms Are Powered by Algae. Watch How They Move | WIRED

Researchers built tiny hydrogel robot arms whose algae-driven response to light makes them bend. Demonstrations included a gripper that lifted a hollow metal sphere, though the arms take hours to bend significantly.

Robotic therapy for stroke patients | MIT Technology Review

A robotic system combines generative AI and real-time force feedback to learn from therapists, helping stroke patients with rehabilitation tasks and aiming to extend therapists' reach rather than replace them amid therapist shortages.

Handle with care: Cracking the elusive problem of giving robots a sense of touch - KVIA

Robots struggle to sense touch, a key for dexterity. Shadow Robot aided OpenAI's 2019 demo, while startups like Touchlab and Adexis push tactile skin and proprioception to overcome data limits and occlusion, enabling more capable, human-like manipulation.

Robots in society, business and culture: October 2026 - Robohub

Robots move from industrial tools to social actors; studies show bias in perceived speed depending on approach direction; multiple robotics advances include monocular drone navigation, biohybrid actuators, and autonomous cube solving; industry investments and partnerships push humanoid automation and embodied AI.

Elon Musk Unveils Groundbreaking Interconnection Between Brain-Computer Interface and Robot Vacuum Cleaners

Neuralink recipient Zach McManus, who has ALS, controlled a Matic robot vacuum using movement intentions detected by his brain implant. The article describes the robot’s camera-based navigation, cleaning limits, $1,495 price and nine-year development.

Robot hand walks, types, and rights itself after falls

Translated title. Original: Roboterhand läuft, tippt und richtet sich nach Stürzen selbst auf

ETH Zurich researchers adapted a robotic hand to walk across varied surfaces, recover from falls, press keyboard keys, and push an object. The prototype used onboard software for balance and movement, with commands supplied by a gamepad.

Robotic arm with artificial skin senses touch across its limbs

A HKUST team develops EmArm, a robotic arm with a large-area soft optical tactile skin embedded in its rigid skeleton. The system detects touch across the arm, processes tactile and proprioceptive data in real time to control movement and avoid obstacles, and can classify touch types with high accuracy, enabling adaptive manipulation and human-robot interaction.

Robotics and artificial intelligence break the "year barrier" in stroke recovery

Translated title. Original: La robótica y la inteligencia artificial rompen la "barrera del año" en la recuperación del ictus

Robotics and AI are transforming stroke rehabilitation by enabling objective measurement, personalized therapies, and extended recovery beyond the traditional 12-month window, with care extending into home and multidisciplinary support.

Trends in digital rehabilitation for 2027: eight changes that have already started | Rehametrics

Translated title. Original: Tendencias en rehabilitación digital para 2027: ocho cambios que ya han empezado | Rehametrics

Mixed reality and hand-tracking become standard in early rehab sessions, with immersive goggles reserved for targeted exercises. 2027 brings broader accessibility, device-free interaction, and reduced hygienic barriers. Markerless motion capture gains clinical reliability, while robotics remain specialized for severe cases; digital software-based rehab expands to more settings and patients, offering scalable, lower-cost solutions.

Musk said that Neuralink will help paralyzed people walk in the coming years - Rambler/news

Translated title. Original: Маск заявил, что Neuralink в ближайшие годы поможет парализованным ходить - Рамблер/новости

Elon Musk claims Neuralink’s brain implants could enable paralyzed people to walk and use their hands within years, with wireless, barely visible devices and a robotic surgery system. The company, founded in 2016, has ongoing projects to restore movement and vision, and Musk projects rapid scale in the near future.