New research shows that microscale robots can be made from shape shifting 2D sheets. Itai Cohen and Itay Griniasty of Cornell University in the US have developed a mathematical technique for encoding ...

Watch this robot build itself using origami. ... The researchers compare their use of origami to 3D printing — an increasingly easy way to turn 2D materials into 3D shapes.

Welcome to PM’s Build Your First Robot project. If you’ve been guided to this page by our article in the February issue of the magazine, here’s where you’ll find the full build ...

[Nurgak] shows how one can use some of the great robotic tools out there to simulate a robot before you even build it.To drive this point home he builds the tutorial off of the easily 3D printable ...

Two 18650 lithium-ion cells provide power for the robot, and are charged via a TP4056 battery charger module. If you want to build a small robot that can handle soft terrain well, screw drives ...

How to Build a Robot That Won't Take Over the World. The computer scientist Christoph Salge is trying to circumvent the need for rules that guide robots’ behavior.

Hanson Robotics has launched a new Indigogo campaign to create “the world’s smartest robot.” Named Adam Z1, the robot will eventually be able to speak, play with toys, draw pictures, and ...

Step 3: Teach the robot how to build the chair. The Stefan chair is highly rated by humans for its ease of assembly. On the Ikea website, several buyers note they found the task “easy.” In all ...

The computer scientist Christoph Salge is trying to circumvent the need for rules that guide robots’ behavior. His strategy: Give them a goal of making us more powerful.