Some legged robots end up moving with ponderous deliberation, or wavering in unstable-looking jerks. A few unfortunates manage to do both at once. [MusaW]’s 3D Printed Quadruped Robot, on the other ...

Imagine having a curious little robot sidekick right on your desk - blinking, beeping, and ready to code. That's now a reality, thanks to Hugging Face's latest release: the Reachy Mini desktop robot.

Dash Robotics is using crowdfunding to help build its first hobbyist robot for home robotics enthusiast, with the aim of providing advanced tech for very little money thanks to a unique combination of ...

Pill bugs and mollusks were recently shown to be effective grippers for robots. But what if researchers harnessed living creatures as part of robotic devices? That’s the question recently posed by a ...

For a tiny bug-shaped robot made of cardboard and plastic, Dash is surprisingly advanced. The new $65 DIY programmable robot is built for tinkering. It comes with a gyroscope, visible light and ...

Jumping on water is hard. Heck, walking on water is hard. Floating on water is hard. Some animals — especially insects — can manage a water-based jump, but only through impressive feats of ...

i-Wei Huang hacks together bit and peices to make beautiful steam powered robots and techno bugs. You may have seen his work before, at his day job Huang develops toys and characters for Skylanders.

Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family live 100% energy and water independent on his off-grid compound in the New Mexico desert. Eric uses his passion for writing about ...