Robots get micro-tentacles to handle delicate objects
Using a transparent elastomer, Iowa State University scientists have created tiny tentacles that robots can wrap around delicate objects to…
Largest ever self-organizing swarm of robots created
Harvard computer scientists have demonstrated how a self-organizing swarm of 1,024 small robots can collaborate to enact complex behaviors. According…
Jumping Robot Designed With Rough Terrain In Mind
Designed to explore rough, inaccessible terrain or to aid in search and rescue operations, researchers from the Laboratory of Intelligent…
To Boldly Go Where No Rock Lobster Has Gone Before
Australian scientists claim they have found another use for crayfish (rock lobster) besides a seafood salad. Rather than a tasty…
Robot “Skin” Vital For Automated Space Exploration
NASA technologist Vladimir Lumelsky from the Goddard Space Flight Center believes the future of robotics lies with the development of…