A cute robot elephant could be the future of robotics. The scaled-down jumbo has been built to demonstrate a cutting-edge ...

Scientists explore the concept of "robot metabolism" with a weird machine that can integrate material from other robots so it can become more capable and overcome physical challenges.

Researchers develop a recyclable sulfur-based polymer that enables 4D printing of soft robots with programmable shape changes ...

Traditional robot bodies "are still monolithic, unadaptive, and unrecyclable," said paper author and mechanical engineer Hod Lipson.

These 2D machines can shapeshift into moving 3D robots Mori3's triangular, modular design allows it to fuse with its companions, and could one day make it into space. By Andrew Paul ...

“Every block of expanded polystyrene foam has a statue inside it and it is the task of the dual-arm hot wire-wielding robot to discover it.” — [Michelangelo], probably. Be prepare… ...

This shape-shifting robot adjusts its body to walk across all kinds of terrain This robot's got legs for days March 16, 2021 - 8:08 am ...

Never mind 3D-printing organs -- the real dream is to make the tissue itself bend to your will, and UCSF scientists have managed just that. They've discovered that they can 'hack' special cells ...

3D-printed robot has first soft legs to tackle tough terrain The secret to the bots success are its chambered soft legs UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering ...

By 2020, instead of calling your boss and discussing a new project over the phone, a three-dimensional image of him simply will sit in your office and have a virtual discussion with you.