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Scientists are building experimental computers from living human brain cells and testing how they learn and adapt.

Micro-jumping robots offer unique advantages in scenarios such as confined space exploration and post-disaster search and rescue. However, ...

A team of scientists from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is building robotic devices that feature discarded ...

Researchers have developed artificial tendons for muscle-powered robots. They attached the rubber band-like tendons (blue) to ...

At the Olympiad, organizers hoped to lay a foundation for annual competitions providing an “honest validation of the progress ...

Engineers in Tokyo have created a robot that mimics a dog's smooth gait using air-powered muscles. Here's how it works.

Cell-sized robots can sense temperature, make decisions, and move autonomously using nanowatts of power—no external control ...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world’s smallest fully programmable ...

Tiny robots small enough to slip through blood vessels are moving from speculative fiction into the medical lab, promising ...

Tokyo engineers unveil a dog-inspired robot that uses air-powered muscles to study how animals absorb impact while running ...