Stringman uses ceiling cables, cameras, and a robotic gripper to collect clutter, showing a lower-cost path for practical home robotics.

An engineer has developed an open-source ceiling-mounted robotic claw designed to tackle one of the constant challenges of family life—cleaning up clutter. Called Stringman, the system uses cables ...

Building a humanoid robot used to be the kind of thing reserved for well-funded labs and companies with serious budgets. Now, if you have a 3D printer, some technical skills, and about $2,500 to spend ...

[Brandon Lai] is hoping to build a humanoid robot. To that end, he’s going to need some actuators, and decided to design his own. His second pass at this turned out pretty well, with a few snags found ...