Researchers at Cornell University have been working on batteries that can 'flow' through the internal structures of robots, kind of like how blood in humans' veins powers our bodies. The team has been ...

A robot powered only by light completed 188 continuous jumps without electronics, carrying 1,700 times its weight using material response alone.

Researchers have developed new hair-thin actuator fiber that can pave way to build safer ...

Robotic technology is advancing rapidly, and researchers are exploring new ways to make robots more functional and environmentally friendly. One breakthrough comes from scientists at Westlake ...

Researchers at Tohoku University, working with international collaborators in France, have developed an ultrafine “soft yarn” actuator fibre capable of bending, contracting and producing complex three ...

Scores of sea lions continue to beach themselves along the Southern California coastline, stricken with sickness . Toxic algae blooms are to blame ...

Robotic dog on show at the Barbican. — © Image by Tim Sandle. Robotic dog on show at the Barbican. — © Image by Tim Sandle. Grain-sized soft robots that can be ...

Using paper coated with silicon resin and iron particles, researchers created an untethered soft robot that can move without any electronics. This magnetically controlled device can detect heavy metal ...