Okay, so let's unbolt some bots, spread their parts all over our virtual workbench, and talk about components. Figure 4.6 provides a basic rundown of robot anatomy, based on three common types of ...

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have combined tissues from a sea slug with flexible 3-D printed components to build "biohybrid" robots that crawl like sea turtles on the beach. A muscle ...

Scientists have been working for years to create robots powered by living muscle tissue. These biohybrid robots combine ...

A world leader in lifelike humanoid robots has opened its doors for a rare look at its droid creation process. Engineered Arts is a company in Cornwall, UK, whose bots have been shipped all over the ...

A soft-and-stiff body puts a spring in a new jumping robot’s step. The body, made from a rubbery-to-rigid gradient of plastic, helps the bot bounce high and stick its landings, while offering ...

Berkeley engineers have unveiled the Berkeley Humanoid Lite, a low-cost, fully open-source humanoid robot designed to help beginners enter the world of robotics. Built from 3D-printed parts and ...

Five-foot-tall humanoid robots are being manufactured out of a small storefront in a Springfield strip mall. Each one has long jointed arms ending end in pincer-like hands. Four-wheeled bases give ...

It's looking more and more likely that tiny robots could one day be swimming and crawling through your body, delivering drugs or scrubbing out your arteries. But the human body is full of wildly ...