He’s a 6′ tall liquid-metal assassin capable of assuming or abandoning human form at will This molten metal creature is made of ‘mimetic polyalloy’, an artificial liquid made from billions of units ...

How can soft robots be enhanced while reducing the need for gears and motors? This is what a recent study published in Advanced Functional Materials hopes to address as a team of scientists ...

Automation of life-science experiments has been performed using large, multifunctional robots, and equipment, however, difficulties arise in their installation and expansion. In this study, ...

Scientists turned simple knots into tiny robots that jump, spin, and plant seeds, offering a new tool for ecosystem restoration.

Powering mobile robots is tricky—batteries add weight, while energy harvesters like solar panels lack consistent, high-speed energy output. Now, inspired by the human circulatory system, engineers ...

Dynamic liquid crystal elastomer composites enable a 3D-printed soft robot that switches between three propulsion modes on ...

Reviewing the Department of Defense's daily digest of contract awards (as one does), you tend to get a good idea of who "the usual suspects" are at the Pentagon. Big defense names like RTX, Lockheed ...

"Ancient Japanese Art Brings Spineless Robot To Life!" Sounds very much like a movie plot summary. In reality, it perfectly ...

The researchers apply electrical charges to morph liquid metal into 2-D shapes. Credit: INTERACT Lab / University of Sussex Scientists have invented a way to morph liquid metal into physical shapes.