Innovator and manager of Shadow Robot Company in London, Richard Walker, left, and Bertolt Meyer, a social psychologist at the University of Zurich in Switzerland, introduces the bionic man at ...

This robot, introduced in a paper published in the Journal of Bionic Engineering, is based on piezoelectric materials, a class of materials that generate an electric charge when subjected to ...

From robot helpers to smart body parts, the line between humans and machines is blurring. This hour, TED speakers design tech that enhances us without diminishing our humanity.