Small robots can’t move by themselves but slide when they team up
Little robots shaped like staples called “smarticles” can’t move around on their own, but researchers have now found that they can randomly form structures with […]
Watch a robot cat chase a robot mouse
A robotic game of cat and mouse shows how neuromorphic chips inspired by the brain could allow small robots to make decisions without using too […]
Watch this cockroach robot squirm through a tricky obstacle course
The Omni-Roach robot moves like a cockroach to scale bumps, dodge pillars and wobble through bendy bars, and may become a Mars explorer in the […]
Chernobyl scientists want robots and drones to monitor radiation risk
Russian troops destroyed and stole equipment used to monitor radiation levels at Chernobyl, requiring the creation of a new sensor network that could involve drones […]
Collision-dodging drones can navigate tight spaces without crashing
Two teams of engineers have taken separate approaches to enable drones to carry out research or rescue operations with a reduced risk of crashing Technology […]
Automated chemistry: The machines that can discover new drugs
Making new molecules to treat disease has relied upon the painstaking art of synthetic chemistry, but now we’re developing robots that could do it all […]
