Researchers have turned knotted strings into programmable machines capable of flips, spins, and mid-air gymnastics.

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This breakthrough is already enabling the production of new high-tech devices ...

Engineers at Rice University have cracked one of printed electronics' most stubborn problems: how to cure freshly printed ...

Planetary exploration may be about to get a major speed boost. Researchers tested a semi-autonomous robot that can move from rock to rock, analyzing each without waiting for human instructions. The ...

Engineers at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, also known as KAIST, built a humanoid that runs, jumps and even moonwalks with smooth control. In a recent field test, the robot ...

The human touch is hard to replace, but there are tasks that are better suited to mechanical engineering. These hotels are making the best use of robots to give their staff more time to serve guests.

Two delivery robots reportedly crashed into bus shelters in Chicago this week, shattering glass panels in separate incidents just days apart. One crash, captured on video Sunday, showed a delivery ...

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This ain't teleoperation. Chinese researchers have tested a new, much quicker and easier method of teaching robots to play tennis, and the results look like a breakthrough in machine learning and real ...

WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - Gecko Robotics has landed a $71 million contract to deploy wall-climbing robots and artificial intelligence across U.S. Navy ships in ‌the Pacific Fleet, the ...

CHERAW, S.C.—Inside a Schaeffler SHA07.35%increase; green up pointing triangle auto-parts factory, a most unusual worker toils away. Stepping gingerly across the metal floor, it holds its ...