A new 3D printing technique can create paper-thin "magnetic muscles," which can be applied to origami structures to make them ...

Open source language models are crucial to AI innovation. Can open robotics models do the same for physical machines?

I’ve never thought to describe a robot vacuum as fun, yet here we are. Do you remember the first time you used a robot vacuum ...

NC State engineers 3D-print paper-thin magnetic muscles that turn origami robots into moving drug-delivery machines.

What if your childhood Tamagotchi could step off the screen and into the real world? Imagine a tiny robot, complete with blinking eyes and lifelike movements, responding to your voice and following ...

EPFL scientists have created a breakthrough 3D printing method that uses hydrogels as templates to produce ultra-dense, ...

Microrobots, small robotic systems that are less than 1 centimeter (cm) in size, could tackle some real-world tasks that ...

"My sketching is not to the level that I want, so instead I use code to create artwork," says Maks Surguy, who has a Master ...

Engineers are turning to animal origami, from insects that tuck away wings to a protist with an accordion-like neck, for ...

Swiss scientists have created dense, high-strength structures by injecting hydrogel with metal salts of various minerals like ...

A chat with former Halo Wars creator James Miller about his new space 4X, which strikes a careful balance between realism and ...

Adapted from Dancing With Roomba, written by Joe Jones, who was iRobot’s first full-time employee and the original designer of the Roomba robot vacuum. After developing a prototype robot that was ...