The liquid metal-powered wheel robot rests in a hand. (University of Science and Technology of China) Robots are not bound to the same familiar forms. Without needing to protect a soft, fleshy core, ...

The liquid metal machine invented by Chinese scientists and once praised as T-1000 robot in sci-fi thriller Terminator now can "jump" and "run", according to an article posted by Chinese Academy of ...

GEARS ABRADE, pistons crack, pumps clog. If engineers had their way, machines would have no moving parts at all. Alas, a sedentary lump of metal would be a paperweight, rather than a useful machine.

Gallium, take the wheel. A small metal droplet can propel a wheeled robot forward with a simple electric current. The technique paves the way for larger robots that can trundle like tumbleweeds ...