Robots load parts. CNC controls adapt feeds and speeds on the fly. Dashboards stream spindle data in real time. It's tempting to think the hard work is done by software now, and tooling is just a line ...

Imagine running on a cement footpath, and then suddenly through dry sand. Just to keep upright, you would have to slow down and change the way you run. In the same way, a walking robot would have to ...

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- A U.S. Army project took a new approach to developing robots -- researchers built robots entirely from smaller robots known as "smarticles," unlocking the principles of ...

Robots are all around us, from drones filming videos in the sky to serving food in restaurants and diffusing bombs in emergencies. Slowly but surely, robots are improving the quality of human life by ...

Given how many worryingly sophisticated new AIs and self-healing or transformative robots come to our attention on an almost weekly basis, it’s easy to forget that “soft robotics” is a thing. Unlike ...