Scientists create smallest programmable robots ever - smaller than salt grains, these breakthrough microscopic machines could ...

Massive manta rays and other pelagic ray species tend to hover near the ocean surface using a flapping motion. Benthic rays, ...

An orange wheel rolls across concrete and suddenly jumps, as if it decided to ...

Using robotic fins, researchers at the University of California, Riverside have learned how stingrays are able to swim with ...

This spinning-mass principle drives several robots in development. One is a remote-controlled wheel that jumps when the internal mass rotates fast enough to lift it off the ground. Unlike spring-based ...

Researchers have succeeded in developing the smallest fully autonomous robot in history. It measures less than 1 millimeter and can swim underwater for months powered only by light.

How can some fish, like tuna, achieve remarkable speed while others, like eels, excel in maneuverability? A research team ...

Aquatonomy’s robot is designed to gather inspection data for submerged infrastructure such as dams, bridges, ports, and ships and hydropower facilities. With a plop, a small black rectangular robot ...

All 50 campers tested their robots in the pool. A previous version of this article misidentified the number of campers who tested robots. Mizzou Engineering’s three-day youth underwater robotics camp ...

Humanoid robots look impressive and have enormous potential to change our daily lives, but they still have a reputation for ...