Robot fish have come a long way from the novelty Big Mouth Billy Bass of the late 90s. Today, marine life researchers ...

A simple spring-powered robot can pinch, twist, hook and grasp with just two air inputs, outperforming the human hand in some ...

Robot swarms are systems composed of many simple robots that coordinate without central control. Soon, they could be radically transformed by artificial intelligence. A new article published in ...

The PoLARIS Project aims to combine robots and AI with science to help automate experiments. One project leader answers how ...

BEIJING, Aug 22 (Reuters) - It’s been called the Robot Olympics. But unlike the human Olympics, Team China is collecting ...

Most robot headlines follow a familiar script: a machine masters one narrow trick in a controlled lab, then comes the bold promise that everything is about to change. I usually tune those stories out.

Robots that can replace human workers may be closer than ever because of the AI boom. Here's how some investing pros are getting in early on the trend.

Inspired by the movements of a tiny parasitic worm, engineers have created a 5-inch soft robot that can jump as high as a basketball hoop. Their device, a silicone rod with a carbon-fiber spine, can ...

Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is a severe disease that occurs when a vein in the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye (i.e., the retina) becomes blocked, which results in a loss of vision.

Salto the robot is acting a little squirrelly. The jumping bot can take a flying leap and land on a narrow pipe ­­­— just like a squirrel soaring from branch to branch. It’s the first time scientists ...

If you or someone you love has had cataract surgery, you know how routine the whole thing can feel. You arrive, the surgeon does the procedure, and you are usually back home the same day. Now a robot ...