MEVITA's design makes it both sturdy and easy to build by using a minimal number of parts that can all be found and bought ...

Along with the ability to automatically adjust to the surface they’re traversing, the legs move faster and jump higher than their more standardized electric counterparts.

Researchers from Cornell University in New York have taught a mushroom to pilot an adorable starfish-shaped robot by harnessing the fungi's natural electrical signals.

Ripple bugs’ fan-like legs inspired engineers to build the Rhagobot, a tiny robot with self-morphing fans. By mimicking these ...

Daddy long-legs-inspired robot could one day squirm through Martian caves The spiderbot's extendable legs can grasp onto uneven rock surfaces and propel it forward.

Researchers Indrek Must and Kadri-Ann Valdur of the Institute of Technology of the University of Tartu have created a robot leg modelled after the leg of a cucumber spider. A soft robot created in ...

Mercedes-Benz is testing a robotic dog to assist in manufacturing. Discover how this innovative bot could play a role in building your next car.

Spider senses So, how can engineers build robots that, like animals, are more than just the sum of their parts? Animals, Jayaram noted, aren’t split into separate subsystems in the same way as robots.

Water strider fans inspire mini robots. The technology is designed to enable lightning-fast maneuvers on water.