Imagine robotic fingers that can feel vibrations, textures, and temperatures. For those with prosthetic hands, it’s no longer a dream, it’s reality. Find out how one company is disrupting the ...

MIT researchers have developed a cyborg-like hand assistant that attaches robotic fingers to your wrist, giving new meaning to the term "magic fingers." Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers ...

Tomorrow's space marines wear futuristic power suits for enhanced strength when fighting alien invaders in science fiction. As a possible step toward that future, NASA and General Motors have come up ...

When it comes to robot technology that has the ability to genuinely change people’s lives, it’s difficult to think of anything more transformative than cutting-edge prosthetic limbs. These prostheses ...

For all of the promises made by Apple and Google, none of their smartwatches will give you superpowers. Strap on MIT’s new wearable, though, and you can suddenly have an extra pinky, a third thumb, or ...

Have you ever gotten tired spinning a wrench around and around and around? Enter the RoboGlove, which multiplies the force of the hand wearing it. At the same time, sensors and actuators on each ...

These are independent reviews of the products mentioned, but TIME receives a commission when purchases are made through affiliate links at no additional cost to the purchaser. The effort to get kids ...