When a knot lets go, it doesn't just fall apart. It snaps. That simple observation led Penn Engineers to rethink what a knot ...

From the delicate force sensors in blow flies’ legs to advanced algorithms that let robots share skills, biomechanics and robotics are merging in fascinating ways. These insights reveal how living ...

Like something out of an early Transformers movie, researchers at Caltech have just demonstrated how a humanoid and a drone can team up to accomplish multiple forms of movement. The experiment opens ...

A team of scientists from the University of Pennsylvania has developed a tiny robot that catapults itself into the air by ...

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few ...