A robot may function like a human, but it won't die like one. Italian scientists, however, are developing "smart materials" that will pave the way for robots to decompose like the human body once they ...

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.

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 ...

A research team at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has engineered soft materials with highly ...

Both new offerings are from Motoman (Waukegan IL). The Motoman UP400RD material handling and part transfer robot boasts a maximum payload of 400 kg, and can work in tight spaces and service multiple ...

The quest to build better robots capable of completing more tasks is an important one, that could lead to humanity as a whole having a much easier time of it. Robots already manage some of the most ...

Researchers at USC's Viterbi School of Engineering have developed a robot capable of identifying materials, thanks to a tactile sensor. The so-called BioTac sensor mimics the human finger, with ...

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 ...

Inspiration can come from just about anywhere. For Robert Shepherd, a roboticist at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, the source was a football injury 20 years ago, when he tore his anterior ...

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 ...

A research team in South Korea has developed a soft robot named Octoid that can mimic the movement and behavior of an octopus ...

Underwater octopuses change their body color and texture in the blink of an eye to blend perfectly into their surroundings ...