Tiny robots morph and move with a spark of electricity
Researchers at Cornell University have created incredibly small robots, less than 1 millimeter in size, that can change their shape and crawl when given...
New stretchable electronics could revolutionize soft robots and wearable devices
Soft robots and wearable devices hold great potential for many uses, from search-and-rescue missions to medical therapies like helping people recover from injuries.
However, making...
This ultra-thin robot could crawl through tiny spaces for inspections and repairs
Researchers at Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology at the University of Nottingham have created a new type of ultra-thin...
Scientists create tiny crawling robots that could fold themselves into 3D shapes
Researchers at Cornell University have developed tiny robots, less than 1 millimeter in size, that can fold into 3D shapes and crawl, offering exciting...
How a swarm of robots could unlock Mars’ giant canyon
Scientists are working on a plan to explore one of the most mysterious places on Mars: Valles Marineris, the largest canyon in the solar...
Robotic leg powered by artificial muscles outshines traditional designs
For nearly 70 years, robots have been built using electric motors, a technology that’s been around for over 200 years.
Whether used in factories or...
Tiny magnetic robots could treat dangerous brain bleeds
Researchers have developed tiny robots that could one day help treat dangerous brain bleeds caused by aneurysms.
These nanoscale robots offer a promising new way...
Scientists develop robots powered by mushroom signals
Imagine a robot that can respond to its environment using the electrical impulses from mushrooms.
It might sound like science fiction, but researchers at Cornell...
NASA engineers develop underwater robots to explore deep below polar ice
In the icy waters of the Beaufort Sea, north of Alaska, a team of engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) gathered around a...
Scientists develop new algorithms to boost safety of autonomous spacecraft
Space may seem like a vast emptiness, but in reality, it's filled with countless objects that can pose dangers to spacecraft.
Imagine spending years designing...