Ian says a humanoid robot can require several kilograms of a special material spread across all of its motors. Here's why ...

No longer content to release videos of humanoid robots doing backflips, Boston Dynamics this week unveiled something logistically incredible: a prototype of its new box-moving machine. Retailer A.S.

"Robot" made of shape-shifting matter liquefies to escape jail By Michael Irving January 30, 2023 A humanoid "robot" made of a phase-change material shifts from solid and liquid to escape jail, in ...

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md.-- Scientists from the U.S. Army and MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms created a new way to link materials with unique mechanical properties, opening up the possibility of ...

"Ancient Japanese Art Brings Spineless Robot To Life!" Sounds very much like a movie plot summary. In reality, it perfectly ...

A team at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials developed a robot to collect samples for COVID-19 testing. The robot is remotely controlled by a healthcare provider, reducing the risk of ...

Engineers have created a soft robot that does not rely on a motor to propel itself through the water. Engineers at Caltech and ETH Zurich have developed robots capable of self-propulsion without using ...

Researchers are blurring the lines between robotics and materials, with a proof-of-concept material-like collective of robots with behaviors inspired by biology. Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and TU ...

A new material being researched could make shape-shifting robots real, but let’s hope they aren’t as violent as the Transformers from the movies. Researchers have developed a flexible material that ...

The rapid growth of e-commerce and its need for an always-on supply chain means that manufacturers are having to rethink the way they move materials to and from stock and around the factory floor.

Earlier this year, two-layer solar cells broke records with 33 percent efficiency. The cells are made of a combination of silicon and a material called a perovskite. However, these tandem solar cells ...

MANHASSET, N.Y. &#151 The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE) will sponsor what it claims is the first-ever armwrestling match between a futuristic robotic arm and a human ...