They developed a control algorithm that can autonomously learn how to move, stretch, and shape a reconfigurable robot to complete a specific task, even when that task requires the robot to change its ...

A software engineer’s earnest effort to steer his new DJI robot vacuum with a video game controller inadvertently granted him ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Precision in drug delivery has long posed a significant challenge to the medical field. Relying on the body’s circulatory system to transport medications often results in ...

Robotics-as-a-Service transforms automation robots into flexible subscriptions, lowering costs and scaling operations across industries efficiently.

An insect-scale robot that jumps using only light has completed 188 continuous leaps without ...

Robotic dog on show at the Barbican. — © Image by Tim Sandle. Robotic dog on show at the Barbican. — © Image by Tim Sandle. Grain-sized soft robots that can be ...

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 ...

What if a soft robot could power itself, feel its surroundings, and make split-second decisions - all while swimming like a manta ray? Scientists just built one. Study: Magnetic field–enhanced ...

Researchers have demonstrated a caterpillar-like soft robot that can move forward, backward and dip under narrow spaces. The caterpillar-bot's movement is driven by a novel pattern of silver nanowires ...