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Researchers at Tel Aviv University have managed to create a kind of cyborg, by integrating the ear of a locust into a robot. The robot was then able to respond to noises that the biological sensor picked up, which could pave the way for more sensitive and efficient sensors.

Tiny wobbles of distant stars may soon help reveal life-sustaining worlds

The construction industry eyes 3D printing to build affordably and rapidly—and for the next few billion

Scientists in Europe have leveraged cutting-edge OLED technology to produce a first-of-a-kind tattoo that could be used to monitor different metrics of physical human performance, or even the freshness of food. The device is billed as the first light-emitting tattoo, and can be applied much like tem...

The evolution of underwater robots from smart torpedoes to surveillance fish

DC motors, gearheads, and encoders face brutal conditions during liftoff, the long journey through space, and the mission on the Red Planet.

Although soft robotic graspers may be squishy on the outside, they usually still have hard, unyielding electronic components on the inside. A new and potentially more versatile bio-inspired grasping system, however, is 100 percent soft.

Another classic game deepens a skillset with broad applications—diplomatic savvy often needed in a pinch, crunch, or imbroglio

The new owner of Boston Dynamics has some interesting ideas about what robots should be doing

Manufacturers can use AI-controlled robots to automate manual workstations for picking parts, tracking contours, plugging cables, and more.

NASA has selected 16 cool new futuristic space technology concepts for further study. Four of them are from NASA's own Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), including a railway system on the moon to move cargo.

Researchers kept the zombie organ alive by giving it oxygen.

Researchers at UC San Diego created a tiny robot shaped like a fish that could reassemble itself when broken apart.

This bolt-on system creates a drone that can fly straight out of your fabricator

Things can get very chaotic on the ocean floor, making it difficult for underwater robots to keep from being swept away. New research, however, suggests that by copying the structure of the starfish, they could actually be pressed into place.

Whether it was the Mars Perseverance Rover landing on the Red Planet or the release of Spot Arm, there was no shortage of robotics stories.

Even though lifeguards are essential to maintaining safety at swimming pools, they can't always see everything that's happening, nor can all pool operators afford to pay their salaries. That's where a new swimmer-saving underwater robot is designed to come in.

Rapid robotics for operator safety: what a bottle picker can do

A growing number of tech firms are helping farmers better look after their animals and crops.

Startup Novameat's hybrid meat analog chews like sirloin, pulls like pork

Prometheus can boldly go into places forbidden to humans and other robots

Although autonomous tractors may be well-suited to some applications, there are other times when a human driver is still required. That's where a new kit comes in, as it allows existing tractors to be switched between autonomous and manual modes.

We live in a time where our phones have computing power that would have been the envy of NASA a few decades ago. So, in theory, we should be able to simulate just about anything. Thanks to [rhoban]…

Canadian firms that employed robots have also hired more human workers, contrary to what you may instinctively believe, says Joshua A. Marshall of Queen's.