If you had to rank the most powerful sense, which would you choose? Over 88 percent of participants in a 2016 survey ranked vision as their most important sense, followed by hearing in a distant ...

Despite how advanced robots have become, getting them to feel the way humans do is an incredibly complex challenge.

Humanoid robots are starting to gain something that once belonged firmly in the realm of science fiction: a sense of pain.

Scientists with the Bao Research Group at Stanford University have created a new electronic skin that can mimic the sense of touch. The "e-skin," as some refer to it, is detailed in a new study ...

As lovers might vouch, complex nuances of touch, including nearness sans physical contact and gradations of tactile pressure, convey a rich sensory experience and multi-dimensional cognitive pursuits.

Soft robots can safely be used to assist humans in moving items, treating patients, and gathering information. As interests in these robots keep growing, a team of scientists and engineers at Carnegie ...

Beyond skincare trends and tech-heavy tools, there’s a growing appetite for emotionally intelligent beauty—approaches that ...

Researchers in China built a neuromorphic robotic skin that lets humanoid robots sense pain and react instantly to harm.

While technology is making major strides in absorbing our eyes and ears in virtual worlds, it’s harder to engage senses like touch. Engineers at the City University of Hong Kong have now developed ...

In a heartfelt plea for human connection, a Black woman’s emotional Instagram video has gone viral, shedding light on the crippling effects of “skin hunger.” This is a new concept to many, perhaps, ...