Compared to robots, human bodies are flexible, capable of fine movements, and can convert energy efficiently into movement. Drawing inspiration from human gait, researchers from Japan crafted a ...

It took nature millions of years to create intelligent, adaptive species. Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois ...

Northwestern University engineers have developed the first modular robots with athletic intelligence. They can be combined and recombined in the wild, recover from injury and keep moving no matter ...

Humans have always admired horses for their strength, grace, and versatility. Now, scientists and engineers at Kawasaki Heavy Industries have decided it’s time for a mechanical twist on this natural ...

Humanoid robots are rapidly improving in motion fluidity, making them more human-like and suitable for complex tasks.

A team of researchers at the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China, has built a wearable robot ...

Researchers in China have developed a wearable robot that adds two mechanical legs behind ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meet Q8bot, a palm-sized robot that resembles a miniaturized version of the famous Boston Dynamics' Spot quadruped. Designed by ...

While rovers have made incredible discoveries, their wheels can hold them back, and erratic terrain can mean damage. There is no replacing something like Perseverance, but sometimes rovers could use a ...

Sam Kriegman, a professor at Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering, is something of a local celebrity. He can often be found on television shows explaining the wonders of his new invention – ...