Robots are good at seeing and increasingly good at following spoken instructions. Feeling their way through a task is harder. On November 5, 2026, Panasonic Holdings announced a robot manipulation AI called T-Rex (Tactile-Reactive Dexterous Manipulation) that adds a sense of touch to the popular vision-language-action approach, and corrects its movements as fingertips feel slipping or too much pressure.
According to Panasonic's press release, the work is a collaboration between Panasonic HD, Pa...
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Laser Lights and Viruses: Novel Additions to Biosensors
New biosensors use suits of light and virus-filled fibers for accurate and timely detection to improve safety.
Researchers funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) are creating a new biosensor that uses laser light and engineered viruses, created with advanced manufacturing techniques, to more accurately detect the smallest amounts possible of biological molecules in our food, water or blood.
Health tests conducted for pregnancy and blood sugar involve putting a drop of fluid on a t...
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