This strong but simple structure allows them to hold a wide variety ... It could even lead to the next generation of robots. “For instance, a search-and-rescue robot could squeeze through ...

With simple robots and structure, high mass-specific structural performance, and competitive throughput, this system demonstrates the potential for self-reconfiguring autonomous metamaterials for ...

US researchers have devised a simple robot that can make copies of itself from spare parts. Writing in Nature, the robot's creators say their experiment shows the ability to reproduce is not unique to ...