US engineers develop soft robots that move without motors using liquid crystal elastomers and embedded electronics.

Researchers at Penn Engineering have turned a common nuisance—a knotted string—into a high-performance, heat-activated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Pittsburgh-based company has unveiled a palm-sized robot dog that obeys voice commands and even does backflips. The Bittle X, ...

The newest generation of microrobots is so small that a single unit can perch on the ridge of a fingerprint and practically vanish from sight. Built at a scale that rivals grains of salt and human ...

Designing robots that can change shape can enable a range of applications, such as exploring environments or manipulating objects. Folding for shape transformation, akin to origami, is an established ...

Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest kicks off today, giving fans a huge set of upcoming collectible revels from a variety of properties. One of the biggest franchises to get new products during the event is the ...

This is the impressive moment a robotic hand grasps objects just like a human. Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) have created a robotic hand that can pick up ...

A dynamic silicone-based material enables pressure sensors that reshape, heal damage, and disassemble, offering new capabilities for soft robotics and wearables. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Machines that ...

Automation vs. Robotics Defining Automation: The Broad Spectrum of Task Execution. When we talk about automation, we’re ...