OpenAI has rapidly scaled its robotics lab over the past year and plans to open up a second lab, insiders say.

The result is something akin to Thing from “The Addams Family” — with all the scamper and skill, but none of the skin or ...

Researchers at Princeton University have built a swarm of interconnected mini-robots that “bloom” like flowers in response to ...

Shellfish and robots might sound like they have nothing in common, but according to Ph.D. candidate Aleix Costa, roboticists can learn a lot from nature. His research aims to bring these two worlds ...

Measuring just 200 by 300 by 50 micrometers — smaller than a grain of salt and roughly the size of a single-celled paramecium ...

Unlike traditional robotic grippers fixed to stationary arms, this dual-mode manipulator functions both as a conventional end effector and as an independent mobile tool. Once undocked, ...

In a new effort to modernize and improve medical isotope production, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have embarked on a project that harnesses the power ...

Icy ocean worlds like Europa or Enceladus are some of the most promising locations for finding extra-terrestrial life in the Solar System because they host liquid water. But to determine if there is ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. To call soft robotic hands “complex” is a bit of an ...

The 2004 sci-fi action flick I, Robot (streaming now on Peacock) features Will Smith as Del Spooner, a Chicago detective in the year 2035. It’s a loose adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s robot stories, ...

It’s the metal, plastic, and wires that give the robot its shape and allow it to move around. Engineers in this field design ...

Scientists built a working model of an early winged dinosaur to test a hypothesis about how the appendages evolved. By Asher Elbein The origin of bird wings has long presented a puzzle to ...