By combining robotics with 3D printing, a spider-like, semi-autonomous prototype robot called Charlotte could revolutionize ...

This dual cross-linking design lets the muscle switch stiffness on demand. In lab tests, its stiffness jumps from about 213 kilopascals — soft, like rubber — to 292 megapascals, hundreds of times ...

Discover how metamaterials (engineered structures that defy nature’s limits) are driving breakthroughs in earthquake safety, ...

Soft elastic material uses energy-free floppy modes to perform and reprogram calculations, enabling smarter robots and ...

Physics simulation is essential for teaching robots how to move and interact with the world around them—but the complexity of modern robots pushes current simulation technology to its limits.

WPI researchers are enabling aerial robots, smaller than 100 mm and weighing less than 100 g, to navigate without relying on vision.

Drop the pumpkin! Drop the pumpkin!” screamed the students in unison, with the occasional “six seven!” ringing through the crowd.

MEMS faculty, staff, and students spent the summer mentoring young researchers, engaging middle schoolers in STEM, and bringing robotics to life for kids in the Durham community.

Humanoid robots capture the public imagination, and investors are backing them. That means a lot of reports will be incoming, ...

SINKER is an innovative new instrument equipped with advanced microscopes and cameras to collect detailed data about carbon ...

He's also always prepared to take on all challengers in Mario Party and Super Smash Bros! This is the question posed by indie developer Robot Monkey Brain's Bounce Castle, a physics-based tactical ...

TAIPEI— The factory will be among the first to deploy humanoid robots powered by the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T N model on its ...