A series of videos is reigniting debate over the future of humanoid robots. The videos shared by robot builder and researcher ...

It’s a bizarre sight: With a short burst of light, a sponge-shaped robot scoots across a tiled surface. Flipped on its back, it repeatedly twitches as if doing sit-ups. By tinkering with the light’s ...

In the video, the robot is shown climbing and maneuvering across multiple different types of terrains. In some attempts, the ...

(A) Robot’s body featuring anterior and posterior segments and 2 proximity sensors mounted on its head. (B) Demonstration of different deformation modalities and schematic of inflated chambers. (C) ...

(Nanowerk News) For decades, scientists have envisioned a future where nimble robots could traverse rugged terrain and squeeze into tight spaces, ideal for search and rescue missions, industrial ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a soft robot that moves in a distinctly caterpillar-like manner. As detailed in the research paper in Science Advances by [Shuang Wu] and ...

Machines already think faster than we can with our squishy brains. But moving around is still a tough one for robots. Some machines can roll, walk, and even run, though they need a lot of power and ...

UC Berkeley might be able to claim the title of ‘world’s fastest turning robot‘ and it’s all thanks to an innovation that Mother Nature came up even well before the dinosaurs: a wagging tail. It turns ...

Chung-Ang University Researchers Demonstrate Paper Electrode-Based Crawling Soft Robots Chung-Ang University Researchers Demonstrate Paper Electrode-Based Crawling Soft Robots PR Newswire SEOUL, South ...

CHUALAR, Calif. – Looking like the ungainly combination of a Transformer and Edward Scissorhands, the robot slowly trundles across the field of tiny plants. It uses three high-resolution cameras to ...

Gecko’s wall-crawling robots will enable advanced inspections on Navy ships. Director of Engineering Ed Bryner explains what it means for the North Side company. Gecko Robotics' wall-climbing robots.