Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University use conductive 3-D-printed material and paper to build actuators for use in delicate little robots.

By turning a two-dimensional sheet into a 3-D product, as origami artists do, engineers can make more-versatile versions of devices like space mirrors and heart stents.

Scientists have discovered how to build robots out of rice paper, opening up brand new possibilities for robotic applications. A team from the University of Bristol discovered that the same ...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a robot that cheats at rock-paper-scissors by detecting the gesture you’re about to throw. It's the automated equivalent of your jerk friend ...

For better or worse, we’ve taught robots to mimic human behavior in countless ways. They can perform tasks as rudimentary as picking up objects, or as creative as dreaming their own dreams. They ...

Rock, paper, scissors robot can't be beaten Think you're a quick draw? Try your hand with this robot and you'll lose.