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

Discover how EPFL’s innovative 3D-printed elephant robot combines advanced additive manufacturing with bio-inspired design.

Scientists have created an elephant robot named "EleBot" with impressive range of motion and strength that allows it to ...

Bio-inspired termite robots build complicated buildings without structure blueprint, with amazing simple rules, Harvard researchers say in Science News Home Page ...

Engineers at EPFL have developed a programmable foam lattice that blends softness and rigidity across a robot’s body. Inspired by the musculoskeletal system of animals, the new design enables robots ...

These reconfigurable robots are simple in structure, yet they can jump and crawl to explore uneven surfaces. Skip to main content. Your source for the latest research news.

It might be difficult to tell from the picture, but you’re looking at a robot that is capable of building and disassembling simple truss structures. We’ll let that sink in for a moment.… ...

An impressive feat – especially given that it does this without human control, using simple rules about its environment to build a whole structure. The robot is making a tower – like a termite ...

WALL-E is a simple robot with a simple life, but I think that's where he gets most of his charm. That simplistic charm definitely carries over to the Nintendo DS version of his theatrical ...

Imagine a team of workers that can tirelessly build and rebuild complicated structures even under daunting and dangerous conditions. They already exist – they’re called termites. Now, inspired ...