Soft robots that power themselves from their surroundings are moving from lab curiosity to strategic technology, promising machines that can swim the deepest oceans, survive the vacuum of space, and ...

Traditional safety protocols weren’t designed for self-improving systems, which raises important questions about validation, oversight and accountability.

A warm hand is enough to drive motion in tiny Salmonella-inspired robots that harness molecular-level dynamic bonding. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. A team of ...

For the companies pioneering humanoid development, the question is no longer if the technology will work, but whether it can keep working in the field.

Matt Carney was good at building robots — he just didn’t want to. While earning his PhD at MIT, he’d spent years studying mechanical engineering and biomechatronics in service of developing bionic ...

Search and rescue missions often happen in areas that are difficult for humans to navigate due to extreme weather, rough terrain, or dangerous conditions like smoke or dust. A researcher at Worcester ...

Self-assembly exists across domains, from colloidal particles in material science to fire ants assembling themselves into rafts during floods. The rules that govern self-assembly between these ...