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 ...

British inventor James Bruton has built what most of us wildly dreamed of in childhood – a transformer robot that you can actually ride. The robot is a functional, shape-shifting vehicle that will ...

(Nanowerk News) Biologically inspired robotics aims to replicate the extraordinary versatility found in nature. Chameleons alter skin pigmentation to camouflage against predators. Birds morph wings ...

In Yu Gu’s Interactive Robotics Laboratory at WVU, doctoral student Trevor Smith observes Loopy, a multicellular robot that is learning to respond organically and autonomously to its environment. West ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Building robots that can effortlessly mimic the movements of insects on water has been a persistent challenge in robotics. The ability to move autonomously and efficiently in ...

If the IMU determines that the terrain is starting to get rough, the robot's body widens towards its default ring shape, for added stability. And finally, if a steep descent is detected, the GOAT ...

It's bigger than a breadbox now, but NASA would like to turn its TETwalker shape-shifting robot into a swarm of nanobots. Hordes of these nanobots will form "autonomous nanotechnology swarms" (ANTS).

MicroFactory has more than 100 preorders for its general-purpose tabletop robotic factory, which it hopes to start shipping in two months.