“Active Matter” Breakthrough Enables Shape-Shifting Next-Generation Robots
Physicists have discovered a new way to coat soft robots in materials that allow them to move and function in a more purposeful way. Physicists…
Physicists have discovered a new way to coat soft robots in materials that allow them to move and function in a more purposeful way. Physicists…
Fire ants survive floods by forming rafts made up of thousands of wriggling insects. New research reveals how these creepy-crawly lifeboats change shape over time….
University of Pittsburgh Engineers Create Insect-Inspired Robots That Can Monitor Hard-to-Reach Spots. These ancient creatures can squeeze through the tiniest cracks, fit snugly into tight…
Theories from cognitive science and psychology could help humans learn to collaborate with robots faster and more effectively, scientists find. Scientists who study human-robot interaction…
Imagine a small autonomous vehicle that could drive over land, stop, and flatten itself into a quadcopter. The rotors start spinning, and the vehicle flies…
The more social behaviors a voice-user interface exhibits, the more likely people are to trust it, engage with it, and consider it to be competent….
Engineering researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated a new type of flexible, robotic grippers that are able to lift delicate egg yolks without…
To address the ocean’s many challenges, and seize its opportunities MIT ocean and mechanical engineers are using advances in scientific computing. There are few environments…
By removing electricity from equation, discovery overcomes yearslong hurdle in robotics. When you think of a robot, images of R2-D2 or C-3PO might come to…
Using a new robotic platform, researchers can simultaneously track hundreds of microbial populations as they evolve new proteins or other molecules. Natural evolution is a…
Driving and walking rovers competed to survey a shadowy analog of the south polar lunar surface for useable resources during the inaugural ESA-ESRIC Space Resources…
A new fabrication technique produces low-voltage, power-dense artificial muscles that improve the performance of flying microrobots. When it comes to robots, bigger isn’t always better….
Engineers are developing the crucial hardware needed for a series of daring space missions that will be carried out in the coming decade. Testing has…
Making Her Way Through MIT Graduate student Lucy Du designs novel prosthetics and seeks to inspire others to pursue engineering. Lucy Du, a doctoral student…
Working directly with oyster farmers, MIT students are developing a robot that can flip heavy, floating bags of oysters, helping the shellfish to grow and…
Origami- and kirigami-based metamaterials have applications from robotics to medical devices. The ancient arts of origami, the art of paper-folding, and kirigami, the art of…
Deep tech start-up specializing in optical sensors and edge analytics partners with BOEM to pioneer a new way to discover cleantech resources on the seafloor….
Surveillance robot could help reduce disease spread and also aid contact tracing. A new strategy to reduce the spread of COVID-19 employs a mobile robot…