Not only has [Joop Brokking] built an easy to make balancing robot but he’s produced an excellent set of plans and software for anyone else who wants to make one too. Self-balancers are a milestone in ...

Discover how to build a mini vibrating robot spider using simple household materials. This step-by-step guide shows you how ...

In recent years, taking a simpler approach to science and engineering has paid off handsomely in certain fields. It’s part of the reason there are now rovers exploring Mars, and many feel it will be ...

NYU's Leif Ristroph wanted to design an exceedingly simple miniature flying robot. Instead of finding inspiration in insects, he turned to the jellyfish, a water dweller. Whereas insect-like bots ...

When I was a little 'un I was obsessed with robots. Whether they be the classic clunky automatons of black & white films, Doctor Who's super-villains the Daleks or any number of wind-up tin droids, my ...