Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Once ...

The innovative use of magnetic fields has opened up some exciting possibilities in cancer treatment, with scientists demonstrating how they can be used to steer tumor-killing particles into cancer ...

Robotic hand and claw-like grippers haven’t been able to achieve anything close to a human-like dexterity, making them a clumsy choice to pick up delicate or oddly shaped objects. Now, researchers at ...

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A new underwater robot designed with a soft, tentacle-like arm could change the way offshore infrastructure is inspected and maintained. The 3.3-foot-long (one meter) robot was developed by the UK’s ...

If you’ve ever played the claw game, you probably never thought about the scientific applications of that arcade game designed to take your money. But engineers at Harvard University must have. A team ...

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Watching an octopus seize its prey has inspired researchers to develop a soft robotic tentacle, complete with suckers, that can be operated remotely with a ‘glove’ that fits over one finger 1. With ...

Engineers and scientists have developed proof of concept for a robot that can reach some of the smallest bronchial tubes in the lungs - to take tissue samples or deliver cancer therapy. Known as a ...