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.

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 ...

Today, TIME reveals its annual list of the Best Inventions, which features 300 extraordinary innovations changing our lives.

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, ...

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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 ...