Most animals run fairly quickly and faster than most humans. But can a robot run faster than most living beings?

Even the best batteries fall far short of animal metabolism for energy storage. Fueling robots with ‘food’ could narrow the gap.

The pogo-stick-like bot’s nickname stands for Saltatorial Agile Locomotion on Terrain Obstacles, for its skill borrowed from ...

NANNING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- A team of Chinese scientists has created a type of tiny robots that can remove bacterial infections from deep inside the paranasal sinuses.

Scientists from City St George’s, University of London created a terrifyingly realistic android head to determine whether chimpanzees can “catch” yawns from robots. Remarkably, it turns out they can, ...

Tomboy’s Jennie the robot companion dog is designed to comfort people. Jennie’s realistic movements set it apart from other ...

Many animals use flapping as a means of propulsion, and robots equipped with flappers can also propel themselves efficiently. But the flappers of the animal kingdom—in this case fish and insects ...

Robots Probe Evolution of Aquatic Animals. When the first land animals began moving on mud and sand 360 million years ago, their powerful tails may have been more important than scientists ...

Thanks to artificial intelligence, robots can already perform many tasks that would otherwise require humans. In this ...

Peter Brown stripped down his original 'Wild Robot' story for beginning readers, keeping the underlying message about a ...

An east London care home has been trialling technology such as robot pets and Amazon Alexas to help transform the lives of residents living with dementia. Kallar Lodge on Gregory Road, Marks Gate, is ...