WPI researchers are enabling aerial robots, smaller than 100 mm and weighing less than 100 g, to navigate without relying on vision.

WPI's PeAR Bat uses ultrasonic echolocation like bats to navigate smoke and darkness for autonomous rescue missions ...

Humanoid robots capture the public imagination, and investors are backing them. That means a lot of reports will be incoming, ...

Robotics experts are testing tiny drones that can be deployed in search and rescue missions even in dark, smoky or stormy ...

Scientists create microscopic DNA' flower robots' that can deliver drugs, heal wounds and even clean the planet. Researchers at the University of North Carolina have built what they call "DNA flowers, ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed artificial muscles that contain microbubbles and can be controlled with ultrasound.

From cells that migrate to tissues that heal, nature abounds with systems capable of sensing and adapting to their ...

An unidentified Fortune 500 company is planning to spend $450 million on a distribution center in Cibolo. The development, ...

A team of scientists has made a 'big' discovery about one of the pillars of the global ecosystem using a world-wide network ...

Abstract: Path planning is a crucial component for robotics and autonomous systems, which facilitate navigation through dynamic and uncertain environments while avoiding obstacles. This review paper ...

Abstract: Selecting a sensor modality to detect deformation in a soft robot or smart garment presents multiple trade-offs. Capacitive sensors have numerous advantages but are susceptible to electrical ...