Microscopic electromechanical devices inspired by the structure of insect muscles are transforming tiny robots, improving their power, precision, flexibility and size. Miniature robots range from ...

This inspired me to consider the potential of a bird-like robot in various fields, particularly for delivery and search-and-rescue missions. "Observing birds closely, I found their jumping take ...

Engineering platforms for these kinds of movements are still missing in robotics,” LIS PhD student Won Dong Shin said in a release. The drone which weighs 0.62 kg has avian-inspired feet ...

Markus Nemitz and his team at Tufts University have developed soft-jointed robots using 3D printing, realizing a long-term research goal.

Kathryn Daltorio would like you to pause for a moment to appreciate the humble crab. It can scuttle lightly across the beach. It can dig its legs into the sand and hold fast underwater as waves sweep ...