With the TROT robot, researchers can compare evolutionary changes in quadrupeds. The robot is open source and can be replicated.

Biomimetics is a broad term for the practice of incorporating biological and natural principles into various creations. It affects industries ranging from dentistry to architecture, and has inspired ...

Advances in motor design have allowed different types of robots to both specialize for industrial functions and converge in precision.

While the statement, "Humanoid robots are coming," might cause anxiety for some, for one Georgia Tech research team, working with humanlike robots couldn't be more exciting. The researchers have ...

A NEW TWIST ON AN OLD TEST. People are likely to perform better cognitively when under the supervision of a “mean” robot than a “nice” one, according to a study published in Science Robotics on ...

It's hard not to like BattleBots. It is essentially a modern technology-based sporting event in which teams build remote controlled robot-like things that fight in an arena. Two robots enter, one ...

Moscow -- Russian media say a contraption presented by Russian state television as a high-tech robot was in fact a man in a commercially available robot costume. The video was shot at a high-tech show ...

Humanoid robots are currently dominating discussions in the robot market, with manufacturers from the US and China at the forefront of this competition. Surprisingly, traditional Japanese robotics ...