Robots have come a long way since they were first imagined over 100 years ago, and this new Chinese model continues to push the tech forward.

Researchers at a Chinese university have built a soft, human-inspired robot that can physically grow and shrink on command, ...

Northwestern University engineers have developed the first modular robots with athletic intelligence. They can be combined ...

The GOAT robot can passively roll downhill configured as a sphere to save time and energy. Nature offers countless examples of animals responding to their surroundings with agility and resilience, ...

Scientists have designed swarms of microscopic robots that communicate and coordinate using sound waves, much like bees or birds. These self-organizing micromachines can adapt to their surroundings, ...

Kaushik Jayaram envisions a day when swarms of tiny robots, some weighing no more than a paperclip, will crawl through airplanes or into buildings after an earthquake—searching for survivors or ...