Stanford engineers create perching bird-bot
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- Dec 1, 2021
Team builds first living robots—that can reproduce


- Nov 30, 2021
Shape-changing microrobots dispense medicine directly to cancer cells

- Nov 26, 2021
Stretchable pressure sensor could lead to better robotics and prosthetics


- Nov 16, 2021
If you boot your robotic pet down the stairs, are you being abusive? Bioethicist has the answer


- Nov 14, 2021
Robotic 'smart clothing' contains fibers that monitor and regulate your breathing


- Nov 11, 2021
A personalized exosuit for real-world walking


- Oct 29, 2021
Robot umpires are coming to baseball. Will they strike out?

- Oct 26, 2021
Researchers develop new shape-shifting materials with infinite possibilities


- Oct 22, 2021
New technology can make manual labor 60 percent easier


- Oct 11, 2021
A visit from a social robot improves hospitalized children’s outlook


- Oct 8, 2021
LEONARDO, the Bipedal Robot, Can Ride a Skateboard and Walk a Slackline

- Oct 7, 2021
MIT scientists invent a robot that finds lost items


- Oct 3, 2021
Nimble autonimous robot uses AI to identify and avoid trouble


- Oct 2, 2021
Introducing 'Baby Robot' -- new system helping toddlers practice their motor skills


- Sep 29, 2021
Amazon unveils 'Jetsons'-like roaming robot for the home


- Sep 27, 2021
Delivery robots take the strain out of shopping


- Sep 26, 2021
Team creates micro-robots propelled by air bubbles and ultrasound


- Sep 26, 2021
Robots are taking over for an aging industrial work force


- Sep 26, 2021
How robots can tell how clean is ‘clean’