The idea of a humanoid robot building an airplane may sound far-fetched, but a new deal between the European aviation giant ...

Nature is, of course, the master engineer—been there, seen it, solved it. While we struggle to design buildings that don't ...

Just like bees, the individual robots in this simulation have no master plan. Simply by responding to local cues, they are able to construct honeycomb-like structures. The method could presage a new ...

Robots are quietly lining up for factory jobs and humans may soon be outnumbered or replaced entirely ...

Imagine a world where your morning coffee is brewed by a robot that remembers your exact preferences, your home is cleaned by a machine with human-like dexterity, and factories are staffed by tireless ...

Scientists have built microscopic, light-powered robots that can think, swim, and operate independently at the scale of ...

At first glance, the TR1 looks like a compact, square-bodied cleaning robot. But that’s only half the story. With a ...