Robots that can think and move are no longer confined to factory floors or humanoid prototypes. Researchers have now shrunk ...

Despite their size, the robots can navigate liquids, respond to their environment and operate without external control.

LimX COSA powers the Oli humanoid with a three-layer stack that blends cognition and whole-body control, enabling agents to ...

Scientists have built microscopic, light-powered robots that can think, swim, and operate independently at the scale of ...

But shape-shifting robots, which are controlled by magnetic fields, can dynamically squish, bend, or elongate their entire bodies. "Such a robot could have thousands of small pieces of muscle to ...

A soft electroactive gel enables untethered robots to deform, grip, and move using only external electric fields, eliminating the need for internal wiring or circuitry. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The ...

By learning from human touch, robots can grip objects more safely and adapt to real-world conditions without massive training ...