When I lived in Boston, there was one memorable 5K where I remember needing to stop because my shoe became untied. Worse—the temperature was below freezing and my ungloved fingers were uncooperative ...

Learning to tie your shoes is a developmental milestone that comes with newfound independence and freedom. Finally, you can lace up and go no assistance necessary. So, it can be a little alarming when ...

Google DeepMind has announced that it has taught one of its robots how to tie a shoe. Unfortunately, the robot isn’t very good at it yet. In fact, the bot’s shoe-tying abilities arguably rank quite ...