The next generation of soft robots might be folding and sliding as effortlessly as living tissue, say a team of engineers who ...

A robot can now travel through the human body to cure diseases. Scientists have created a Transformers-style robot inspired by the Japanese paper-folding art of origami. The shape-shifting device is ...

Imagine running on a cement footpath, and then suddenly through dry sand. Just to keep upright, you would have to slow down and change the way you run. In the same way, a walking robot would have to ...

In a brief promotional video released earlier this month, a tall humanoid figure performs a slow pirouette, then drops into a ...

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There seems to be a trend in the robotics world to make industrial robots shaped like dogs. That's probably because four-legged robots can be more adaptable than bipedal ones, traversing difficult ...

Researchers have invented a new super agile robot that can cleverly change shape thanks to amorphous characteristics akin to ...

What would you do with a robot body double? Film an advertisement may not be at the top of your list, but it was for YouTuber Tom Scott. His latest video shows him ...

Tiny robots made of algae are swimming through the lung fluids of mice, delivering antibiotics straight to the bacteria that cause a deadly form of pneumonia. It’s happening now in UC San Diego labs ...

L imX Dynamics’ full-size humanoid robot Oli has once again stunned its fans after performing what the Chinese company calls ...

Robot featuring a transparent umbrella-like body and tentacles mimics the movement and mannerisms of jellyfish.