Robotic dog on show at the Barbican. — © Image by Tim Sandle. Grain-sized soft robots that can be controlled using magnetic fields for targeted drug delivery ...

A former surgeon's biology-inspired startup is creating soft robotic cells that could transform how intelligent machines are ...

Soft robots inspired by living organisms hold the promise of gentle, adaptable interactions with the natural world, but leave behind persistent waste. Now scientists show a fully compostable robotic ...

An inchworm has provided the inspiration for a robot that can move without any rigid parts. The robot mimics a flexing muscle and can be used to inspect sewer pipes or as an explorer on the planet ...

Many AI robots appear intelligent as long as they operate in controlled environments. Neuroscientist and robotics researcher ...

In a laboratory in Connecticut, a palm-sized silicone robot scrunches up its body to inch forward in a caterpillar-like motion. A brick tips over onto its leg, trapping it as it struggles to move on.

If someone asked you to move like a robot and you responded with the fluid art of ballet, your audience would be baffled, yet technically, you would be right. Robots are famous for their ...

Industrial robots have mastered many repetitive tasks, but preparing sashimi remains a surprisingly difficult ...

A team of researchers at Concordia has created an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted technique and a robotic platform that ...

The soft-bodied robot was created by postdoctoral scholar Yichen Zhai and colleagues, in the lab of Prof. Michael Tolley at UC San Diego's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. It was 3D ...

Snakes may be best known for slithering. But consider that these animals also perform one of the most extreme feats of posture control found in nature: They can stand nearly straight upright on a ...