Formless 'slime' robots that shape-change to complete complex tasks – it sounds like science fantasy. However, MIT researchers have developed a machine-learning technique that brings shape-changing ...

(Nanowerk News) Biologically inspired robotics aims to replicate the extraordinary versatility found in nature. Chameleons alter skin pigmentation to camouflage against predators. Birds morph wings ...

Researchers built OCTOID, a soft robot that shifts color and shape like an octopus, responding to electrical signals, ...

In the video, the robot is shown climbing and maneuvering across multiple different types of terrains. In some attempts, the ...

Dive into the world of underwater exploration, and you’ll find a new player making waves: HERO-BLUE. This isn’t your average remotely operated vehicle (ROV); it’s an innovative robot designed to ...

Stuttgart – Scientists at the Max-Planck-Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) have developed hexagon-shaped robotic components, called modules, that can be snapped together LEGO-style into ...

Figure 1: Illustration of the real-time in-situ magnetisation reprogramming method. (A) nesting of multiple tubes containing magnetic units into an integrated tube; (B) expansion of the number of ...

Array of equally bistable OBDs formed in .006" 302 stainless steel. Low resolution 5 row OBD shape sensor prototype with equally bistable OBDs starting in convex OFF orientation.. Each OBD is wired ...