Nitin J. Sanket, a professor at WPI, has developed small flying robots with his team that fit in the palm of a hand and use ...

Robots, the team argues, can mimic these abilities using a quantum magnetometer (which detects magnetic field direction).

Robots could soon be able to autonomously complete search and rescue missions, inspections, complex maintenance operations ...

Explore the autonomous navigation system transforming robotics with fault-tolerant, energy-efficient technology.

WORCESTER, Mass. — Don't be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab isn't hosting a Halloween party. Instead, it’s a testing ...

A robot searching for workers trapped in a partially collapsed mine shaft must rapidly generate a map of the scene and ...

Imagine taking on a mountain trail with loose rocks, gaps between them, sudden inclines, and tight squeezes between boulders. But instead of sharing the trail with another hiker, you spot a robot ...

Brain-inspired navigation and energy-efficient artificial intelligence let four-legged 'robot dogs' survive longer and search farther in disaster zones ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose McEnery Convention Center looked like a bomb had hit it. Amid collapsed walls and debris, arms and legs of survivors waved through the rubble. The body parts were ...