Like so many robot faces of its generation, its head shape, eyes, and silicon skin all resemble a human face but not enough to avoid the dreaded uncanny valley. That's okay, because the point of ...

Coming to a tight spot near you: CLARI, the little, squishable robot that can passively change its shape to squeeze through narrow gaps—with a bit of inspiration from the world of bugs. CLARI, which ...

Smart materials can change their shape or form in response to external stimuli, making them indispensable for many ...

Since then (if not before), many a scientist has dreamed of creating a robot with the ability to change its shape to perform diverse tasks. And indeed, we're starting to see some of these things ...

A shape-shifting robot can liquefy itself and reform, allowing it to reach hard-to-access places. Scientists say it could eventually serve as a hands-free tool for extracting swallowed toxic items.

If a robot is going to excel at traversing multiple types of terrain, it shouldn't have an unadaptable "Jack of all trades, master of none" body shape. That's where the GOAT robot comes in ...

“This is a video of a person-shaped robot liquifying to escape from a cage after which it is extracted and remolded back into its original shape.” Gif: Wang and Pan et al. (The Chinese ...

But now a stunning innovation from China’s Beihang University amicro-scale shape-memory robot that will swim, crawl, and glide in such hostile environments. This innovation will revolutionize ...

Scientists believe this ability could be extremely useful for robots, and have set about making programmable skin that can take any shape that is ... when applied to a robot.

By Robert Ito On the cover of Peter Brown’s best-selling children’s book “The Wild Robot” are massive evergreens and a matching dark ... I just put a teardrop shape on the back of her ...

Like so many robot faces of its generation, its head shape, eyes, and silicon skin all resemble a human face but not enough to avoid the dreaded uncanny valley. That's okay, because the point of Emo ...