YOKOHAMA, Japan — A new microrobot is poised to transform operations in confined spaces that are currently inaccessible to humans. Developed by researchers at Yokohama National University in Japan, ...

Soft robots demonstrate significant potential for applications in complex environments due to their remarkable flexibility; ...

One of the jobs for which robots are best suited is the tedious, repetitive "pick and place" task common in warehouses — but humans are still much better at it. UC Berkeley researchers are picking up ...

Could the future of rescue missions and exploration lie in the hands—or rather, the flexible movements—of a swarm of ...

Scientists have developed swarms of tiny magnetic robots that work together like ants to achieve Herculean feats, including traversing and picking up objects many times their size. The findings ...

A team of researchers has created smart, advanced materials that will be the building blocks for a future generation of soft medical microrobots. These tiny robots have the potential to conduct ...

An insect-inspired robot that only weighs as much as a raisin can perform acrobatics and fly for much longer than any previous insect-sized drone without falling apart. For tiny flying robots to make ...