Breaking away from conventional robots that perform only predefined functions once fabricated, researchers have developed a ...

A premapped course, a crew of handlers and a world-beating time: here’s what this Beijing half marathon reveals about how far ...

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 ...

We have all heard about the robot that had to be cut to confirm that there was no human inside. When XPENG unveiled its hyper-realistic humanoid robot IRON at its AI Day in Guangzhou, it stirred all ...

Researchers at Seoul National University have developed an artificial muscle that can change shape ...

A new artificial muscle can change shape, repair damage, and be reused, bringing a major shift in how robots are built and ...

For centuries, people tried to build ornithopters that flapped like birds, but none became a practical path to human flight.

Engineers have long tried to build artificial muscles that work like the ones in the human body—strong, flexible, fast, and ...

A new robotic breakthrough out of South Korea may soon turn your clothes into assistive tech. Researchers have found a way to mass-produce ultra-thin "fabric muscles" that can flex and lift like human ...

Silent Artificial Muscles: A team of researchers has developed artificial muscles that mimic human muscles. These could ...