How humans reshaped the animal world: Research traces 50,000 years of change

New fossil research shows how human impacts, particularly through the rise of agriculture and livestock, have disrupted natural mammal communities as profoundly as the Ice Age extinctions.
Human Rights Watch

Flotillas Highlight Urgency to Lift Israel’s Blockade of Gaza

In the absence of international action to stop the Israeli government from continuing its grave crimes against Palestinians in Gaza, people from around the world are embarking on flotillas aimed at ...
C&EN

UVA/B-Selective Skin-Inspired Nociceptors Based on Green Double Perovskite QDs-Sensitized 2D Semiconductor toward Reliable Human Somatosensory System Simulation

Tianjin Key Laboratory of Film Electronic and Communication Devices, School of Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin 300384, China ...
IEEE

Physical Human–Robot Interaction Control of an Upper Limb Exoskeleton With a Decentralized Neuroadaptive Control Scheme

Abstract: Within the concept of physical human–robot interaction (pHRI), the paramount criterion is the safety of the human operator interacting with a high-degree-of-freedom (DoF) robot. Consequently ...
IEEE

Nonlinear Subsystem-Based Adaptive Impedance Control of Physical Human-Robot-Environment Interaction in Contact-Rich Tasks

Abstract: Haptic upper limb exoskeletons are robots that assist human operators during task execution while having the ability to render virtual or remote environments. Therefore, ensuring the ...
techxplore

Physical AI uses both sight and touch to manipulate objects like a human

In everyday life, it's a no-brainer to be able to grab a cup of coffee from the table. Multiple sensory inputs such as sight (seeing how far away the cup is) and touch are combined in real-time.