A robot powered by muscle tissue could improve how engineers design future robots for disaster-relief operations, exploration or construction, new research finds. IE 11 is not supported.

A robot powered by muscle tissue could improve how engineers design future robots for disaster-relief operations, exploration or construction, new research finds. The 3D-printed "bio-bot," created ...

Roboticists at National Taiwan University’s Bio-Inspired Robotic Laboratory have built the Quattroped, a rectangular robot that can transform its wheels into legs when faced with stairs or rough ...

A rectangular robot as tiny as a few human hairs can travel throughout a colon by doing back flips, engineers have demonstrated in live animal models. Share: Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email.

Without its shell, the rectangular, six-legged robot pictured below was terrible at traversing the dense, grass-like obstacles that the researchers set up. Most of the time, it ended up getting stuck.

But because the stomach is filled with fluids, the robot doesn’t rely entirely on stick-slip motion. “In our calculation, 20 percent of forward motion is by propelling water — thrust — and 80 percent ...