They run on light and are the world’s smallest, fully programmable, autonomous devices ...

Underwater robots face many challenges before they can truly master the deep, such as stability in choppy currents. A new ...

A Vietnamese doctor and his colleague check X-rays of a drug-resistant tuberculosis patient at the National Lung Hospital in Hanoi - Copyright AFP Brendan SMIALOWSKI ...

For nearly half a century, the dream of microscopic robotics has felt tantalizingly close, yet perpetually out of reach. We ...

Soft actuation remains the key bottleneck in creating soft robots with flexible deformation and agile locomotion similar to nature creatures. Despite extensive efforts, it remains performance ...

Social robots are efficacious and effective for children with autism, according to a study published online Dec. 24 in Science Robotics.

For many people, the idea of robots lumbering around on two legs likely sounds like something out of science fiction or the far-flung future. But the researchers and engineers in the robotics fields ...

It’s the metal, plastic, and wires that give the robot its shape and allow it to move around. Engineers in this field design ...

An egg-cracking beam relies on a hyperelastic torque reversal mechanism similar to that used by mantis shrimp and jumping fleas. Credit: Seoul National University. We usually think of robots as being ...

A squad of robots will explore off-planet caves to help set up homes for humans, according to new research. The robo-teams would work together to rope down into lava holes to map out potential ...