IT is no longer eccentrics warning the End is Nigh – some of the smartest minds in the world think humankind faces ...

A rogue Argo oceanographic float drifted away to accidentally collect data on one of Antarctica’s most inaccessible regions.

Although nature does not necessarily provide the optimal form, it still outperforms many artificial systems and offers valuable insights for designing functional machines based on elegant principles,” ...

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

They achieved this by embedding an elastomer inside the exoskeleton to control each of its segments and then mounting it on a ...

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

Robots intended for complex natural environments face a familiar problem: rigid bodies and fixed-color surfaces make them ...

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

Researchers at MIT have developed a flying robot that can fly as fast as a bumblebee and could, someday, help with search-and-rescue missions.

What if living muscle could power machines with the same force and precision as engineered actuators? Engineers at MIT have made an advance toward that dream reality by fabricating artificial tendons ...

The research highlights shrimp shells as eco-friendly actuators in robotics, merging biological materials with synthetic components for enhanced functionality.