New scavenger technology allows robots to ‘eat’ metal for energy
When electronics need their own power sources, there are two basic options: batteries and harvesters.
Batteries store energy internally, but are therefore heavy and have...
Tiny robots could swim through the body and deliver drugs to tumors
Tiny biohybrid robots on the micrometer scale can swim through the body and deliver drugs to tumors or provide other cargo-carrying functions.
The natural environmental...
Researchers create shape-changing, free-roaming soft robot
A new type of robot combines traditional and soft robotics, making it safe but sturdy.
Once inflated, it can change shape and move without...
“Sensorized” skin helps soft robots find their bearings
MIT researchers have created a “sensorized” skin, made with kirigami-inspired sensors, that gives soft robots greater awareness of the motion and position of their...
Scientists create 3D-printed, sweating robot muscle
Just when it seemed like robots couldn't get any cooler, Cornell researchers have created a soft robot muscle that can regulate its temperature through...
How do sea stars move without a brain? The answer could impact robotics and...
Have you ever seen a sea star move?
To many of us, sea star seem motionless, like a rock on the ocean’s floor, but in...
Scientists create new way to design and control soft robots
MIT researchers have invented a way to efficiently optimize the control and design of soft robots for target tasks, which has traditionally been a...
New algorithms could train AI to avoid specific bad behaviors
Robots, self-driving cars and other intelligent machines could become better-behaved thanks to a new way to help machine learning designers build AI applications.
Artificial intelligence...
Scientists create novel flying robot
Skyscrapers are rising rapidly around the world, continuously transforming city skylines.
However, their repair and maintenance is becoming more and more difficult. So, who can...
Scientists create a RoboBee powered by soft muscles
The sight of a RoboBee careening towards a wall or crashing into a glass box may have once triggered panic in the researchers in...