Robots are rapidly shifting from supporting characters in spaceflight to the central tools that could make long term life on ...

Our muscles are nature's actuators. The sinewy tissue is what generates the forces that make our bodies move. In recent years, engineers have used real muscle tissue to actuate "biohybrid robots" made ...

Magnetic soft robots deliver and release tens of millions of probiotic bacteria with timed control, disrupt tumor spheroids in vitro, and demonstrate a potential strategy for targeted cancer treatment ...

We've all had the experience of staying up late and not being able to wake up the next morning. This difficulty arises due to a shift in what's known as our biological clock, which is the central ...

It’s a bizarre sight: With a short burst of light, a sponge-shaped robot scoots across a tiled surface. Flipped on its back, it repeatedly twitches as if doing sit-ups. By tinkering with the light’s ...

Jeff Bezos thinks the future is looking up — literally. While doomsayers warn artificial intelligence will end civilization, the Amazon and Blue Origin founder says the next 20 years will be a golden ...

Commentary: The idea of a human-controlled robot in your home might sound weird, but perhaps it's not all that different from ...