The new system uses a wearable exoskeleton to record human motion and teach humanoid robots complex, full-body skills.

US robotics firm Figure has made significant progress in developing a natural humanoid walking motion using reinforcement learning. A new video released by the firm showcases its humanoid robots ...

A new study out of the Technical University of Munich sheds new light on the "double bounce" in the human gait. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to mechanical engineer Daniel Renjewski who led the study.

Robotic-looking sneakers could help humans walk in the future. Stanford University engineering researchers have developed a portable ankle exoskeleton. The motorized gadget attaches to shoes and puts ...

An upright neuroimaging device developed by neuroscientists, physicists and engineers allows patients to move around while undergoing a brain scan. An upright neuroimaging device developed by West ...

The unusual walking trend that promises to strengthen underused muscles - Backwards walking, also known as retro walking or ...

During human evolution, the foot underwent strong selective pressures. The pronounced medial arch of the human foot is considered a unique feature in the evolution of habitual bipedalism. A high ...

An artist’s reconstruction of the locomotor behavior and paleoenvironment of Lufengpithecus. This extinct primate lived in East Asia during the Miocene. “It would have been about the size of a ...

A research team has developed a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) piezoelectric vibration energy harvester, which is only about 2 cm in diameter with a U-shaped metal vibration amplification ...