Today's robots are stuck—their bodies are usually closed systems that can neither grow nor self-repair, nor adapt to their ...

Traditional robot bodies "are still monolithic, unadaptive, and unrecyclable," said paper author and mechanical engineer Hod Lipson.

As per the study, these robots could “absorb and reuse parts,” not from a factory, but from their environment or even from other robots.

“Hoppers” are a group of scientists who have discovered a way to mind-hop into robot animal bodies. So when Mabel (Piper ...

Engineers at EPFL have developed a programmable foam lattice that blends softness and rigidity across a robot’s body. Inspired by the musculoskeletal system of animals, the new design enables robots ...

You can’t be beautiful and immortal until you abandon your meatsack! Surrogates, opening Friday, shows a culture that’s gone over to robot avatars. But here are ten other universes where you ...

A self-aware robot taught itself how to use its body. It could be the first step toward making a smarter type of robot. By Rahul Rao. Updated Jul 13, 2022 2:53 PM EDT.

Microscopic robots may soon invade your body — whether you like it or not By . Mike Wehner, BGR. Published Aug. 31, 2020, 4:39 p.m. ET.

A robot can now travel through the human body to cure diseases. Scientists have created a Transformers-style robot inspired by the Japanese paper-folding art of origami. The shape-shifting device ...

However, since links and joints are made up of hard materials, robot bodies are not as flexible, agile, and soft as human bodies. This is what makes their body movements so stiff.

Yesterday, we showed you the best robot bodies to download your brain into. But what if you don’t want to lose your meat body? Here are 10 robot bodies you can jack into, without leaving your ...