Robots intended for complex natural environments face a familiar problem: rigid bodies and fixed-color surfaces make them ...

According to a recent study by Columbia Engineering researchers published in Nature Machine Intelligence, robots can learn ...

(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 ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The next generation of robots may not look anything like the rigid, mechanical machines we’re used to. Instead, imagine a robot that moves more like an octopus or a human hand, ...

Researchers from Ben Gurion University in the Negev, Israel, have designed a reconfigurable crawling robot that can shift its shape to traverse different terrains. Known as DSTAR, the robot’s video ...

Epson debuts direct-to-shape inkjet and metal 3D printing at IREX 2025, targeting flexible, low-volume manufacturing and ...