Inspired by our bodies' sensory capabilities, researchers have developed a platform for creating soft robots with embedded sensors that can sense movement, pressure, touch, and even temperature.

Cargill is utilizing a four-legged robot, Spot, to enhance safety and operational reliability through a pilot program at its Amsterdam Multiseed crush and refinery facility, which the company said is ...

Imagine mobile sensor networks that run around, jump and maneuver in the air to get the job done. That's what Jianguo Zhao is working towards; his design for such networks involves ...

There are over 35 million households in the US with dogs and backyards, and it may be safe to say that not one of them enjoys cleaning up their pet’s mess. A firm has designed a robot that finds, ...

We’re 25 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico, plowing through rough seas to rendezvous with a wave-and-solar-powered robot named G4, when Brad Woolhiser’s laptop pings. We’ve got mail from G4, which is ...

Robots have already been deployed to check on survivors and structural damage following the March 11 earthquake in Japan. Recently, robots entered into the damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant. With ...