Jet-powered humanoid iRonCub achieves simulated flight stability, paving the way for disaster-response and advanced robotics applications.

Like octopuses squeezing through a tiny sea cave, metatruss robots can adapt to demanding environments by changing their shape. These mighty morphing robots are made of trusses composed of hundreds of ...

Fidget poppers are an example of "bistability," as the popped circles rest in one of two stable states. Purdue University researchers have taken this idea to its extreme, building robots that can be ...

The 20th century gave us many brilliant dystopian thrillers, from the '80s cheese of Escape from New York to the ...

These computers run off human neurons. Their developers believe they are the future of artificial intelligence.

The Museum of Science allows visitors to interact with robot dogs and humanoid robots in its shows and story hours.

In a proof-of-concept study that integrates smart materials, machine learning and an optical control system, a team of Rice researchers led by materials scientist Hanyu Zhu used a light-patterning ...