Scientists in Britain have created a soft, jelly-like robot that can rapidly change shape and move when controlled by external electric fields, in what they describe as a step toward more adaptable ...

For autonomous mobile robots to operate effectively in human environments, navigation must extend beyond obstacle avoidance to incorporate social awareness. Safe and fluid interaction in shared spaces ...

A team of researchers from the Korean Institute of Science and Technology has created a soft octopus-inspired robot. According to its developers, the aptly named OCTOID is a soft robot that leverages ...

Scientists have built a robot that doesn’t just walk — it flies, skateboards, and even balances on a slackline. Combining advanced AI, drone propulsion, and dynamic control systems, this creation ...

It bends, stretches, and slithers, just like a creature straight out of a Marvel movie. Researchers have developed a super agile robot that can shapeshift using a special electro-morphing gel, ...

MAUI, Hawaii (KHON2) — October is ‘Stop the Ant’ month, and one type of ant has been particularly annoying over on Maui for many years now. The Tropical Fire Ant – more commonly known as the red ant. ...

Illustration of the real-time in situ magnetization reprogramming method. Credit: Nature (2025). Imagine a robot that can change its shape on demand, twisting, bending, or stretching without needing ...

Shanghai-based Ant Lingbo Technology, a subsidiary of Ant Group, has introduced its first humanoid robot, the R1, at the Inclusion Conference in Shanghai. The robot demonstrated its ability to guide ...

Scientists reprogram stacked magnetic tubes in real time, enabling nesting doll-like robots with unprecedented shape-shifting for soft robotics. (Nanowerk News) Until now, when scientists created ...