Formless 'slime' robots that shape-change to complete complex tasks – it sounds like science fantasy. However, MIT researchers have developed a machine-learning technique that brings shape ...

MEVITA's design makes it both sturdy and easy to build by using a minimal number of parts that can all be found and bought ...

In fact, the inspiration for the design came from studying how leaves fall through the air, according to the Wednesday report in Science Robotics. Microfliers use an origami folding pattern ...

If a robot is going to excel at traversing multiple types of terrain, it shouldn't have an unadaptable "Jack of all trades, master of none" body shape. That's where the GOAT robot comes in, as it ...

West Virginia University roboticists are working on an alternative path to robot autonomy in Loopy, a “multicellular robot” composed of a ring of individual interconnected robot cells.

Researchers have created a tiny, shape-shifting robot that swims, crawls, and glides freely in the deep sea. Developed by a team at the Beihang University in China, the robot operated at a depth ...

Columbia Engineering researchers reveal how robots use self-observation to learn movement and adapt, enhancing autonomy and resilience in real-world tasks.

YOLO can mean many things, but in the context of [be_riddickulous]’s AI Talking Robot Dinosaur it refers to the “You Only Look Once” YOLOv11 object-detection algorithm by Ultralyt… ...

Rhagobot isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of a robot. Inspired by Rhagovelia water striders, ...

A flower-shaped soft robot could make brain monitoring less invasive The flexible sensor array would be deployed through a small hole in the skull ...