Robotics

Finger-controlled robo beetle sports artificial muscles & two-way feedback

Insects have long been a source of inspiration for robotics engineers. They are small, agile, and can squeeze into spaces where people can’t. Such...

Subaquatic robot leverages biomimetics for natural movement

Exploring the underwater world requires robots that can move as naturally as fish and, ideally, blend in as much as possible. That’s exactly what...

Bioinspired robot airdrops into remote waters via morphing wing-sail

“Fall like a maple seed, sail like a boat” sounds like advice from legendary heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali. In reality, it describes a new...

Wound-helix robot leaps and bounds over obstacles

Remember that “dancing pencils” game schoolchildren played, where they passed two pencils through a small rubber band, twisted them repeatedly, and then let go...

UCLA scientists turn smartphones into a small robot companions

That old phone gathering dust in a drawer could have a second life far more entertaining than being a paperweight. UCLA researchers have created...

Water-pumping robot worms its way over rugged coastal terrain

Biomimicry involves borrowing ideas from nature to solve engineering problems. This is what one of the research teams at New York University's Tandon School...

Minuscule Swiss fiber motor keeps robots squishy and pliable

If you've already designed a soft-bodied robot, it kind of defeats the purpose if you just go and stick a rigid motor inside of...

Next-gen hopping robot is the smart flea we didn’t know we needed

We’ve already seen robots that can swim like fish, stick to walls like geckos, and grab objects like elephants. Now, engineers at the University...

Robot skin harvests power as it walks

Researchers have developed a paper-thin foot membrane that lets crawling microrobots harvest electricity directly from the ground beneath them, ditching heavy onboard batteries by...
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