Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...

Built to measure the movement, location or displacement of an object along a linear or rotational path, position sensing in humanoid robots is needed to detect movement and convert it into signals ...

China’s robotics startup EngineAI is developing a control method that enables humanoid robots to walk with straight legs, mimicking natural human gait more closely. Though still in the research phase, ...