Danish scientists have developed an origami snake robot that could one day search for survivors at disaster sites, or even explore other planets. The device moves via rectilinear locomotion, just like ...

An origami robot can crawl forward like a snake 1. Snakes’ winding movements have long inspired robotics researchers, but the linear motion that allows the reptiles to creep through tight spaces ...

These configurable bots could launch flat and then be assembled in space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A newly designed ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Has your child swallowed a small battery? In the future, a tiny robot made from pig gut could capture it and expel it. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

Towards optimising such structures, researchers at Pusan National University in Korea have found a way to make a monolithic pre-object flat-pack by defining stiff flat parts and flexible hinges in ...

BYU Engineering is well known for origami-inspired research and innovations, including foldable antenna systems used in space. Recently, an undergraduate student made a significant discovery—a new ...

Robots are not all huge walking contraptions, ripe for abuse by human engineers. Some of them are small enough to operate inside the human body, and that's exactly what a new robot developed at MIT is ...

After 1-year-old Emmett Rauch ate a lithium battery, he began vomiting blood, prompting a visit to critical care and emergency surgery. A doctor would later compare the toddler’s throat to the scene ...

Marking a significant advancement in molecular robotics, researchers have created custom-designed and programmable ...