Caterbot or Robatapillar? Scientists create bug-like robot using origami

PRINCETON, N.J. — Scientists have taken a cue from nature’s fuzziest insects, creating a caterpillar-like robot…

‘Parkour’ robot dog can leap, jump, and crawl its way through complex obstacle courses

Four-legged, dog-inspired quadruped robots have already proven capable of a variety of tasks, from remotely monitoring…

Hat-wearing cyborg jellyfish could one day explore the ocean depths

To better understand the ocean’s overall health, researchers hope to harness some of evolution’s simplest creatures…

Can this robot help solve a guide dog shortage?

Glidance CEO Amos Miller is one of an estimated 253 million people worldwide who live with…

Oh good, the humanoid robots are running even faster now

Step aside, Atlas: A new bipedal bot reportedly laid claim to the world’s fastest full-sized humanoid…

AI promised humanlike machines–in 1958

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. A roomsize computer equipped with a new type…

OpenAI wants to make a walking, talking humanoid robot smarter

Just a few years ago, attempts at autonomous, human-shaped bipedal robots were laughable and far-fetched. Two-legged…

Researchers taught a robot dog to open a door with its leg

Four legged, dog-inspired robots have grown in popularity among scientists and first responders in recent years…

A sea creature extinct for half a billion years inspired a new soft robot

Plenty of robots are inspired by existing animals, but not as many take their cue from…

NYPD retires big, egg-shaped subway surveillance robot—for now

Commuters making their way through New York City’s bustling midtown subway stations will now do so…

Watch this cool, useless biohybrid robot take a stroll

As impressive as many biohybrid robotic projects are, they aren’t exactly known for their hairpin turns.…

BMW plans to put humanoid robots in a South Carolina factory to do… something

Shiny, silver human-shaped robots the size of lightweight boxers are getting ready to start shuffling their…