Animal Inspired Technology

Building small flying robots that move like insects has long been a challenge for engineers. Flapping-wing systems are highly agile and energy efficient, but...

A group of researchers in Shanghai, China has developed a six-legged robotic guide dog intended to assist the visually impaired in a country where...

Robotics company Sarcos has developed the Guardian S - a rugged, waterproof snakebot that’s capable of shimmying across virtually any type of terrain, through...

The US Marine Forces Special Operations Command revealed it was testing four-legged unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), or robot dogs, that are armed with artificial...

A research breakthrough from Seoul National University and Harvard University is pushing the boundaries of swarm robotics, introducing a new system that achieves complex,...

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have demonstrated that biohybrid robots, which integrate lab-grown skeletal muscle tissue, can be enhanced through physical exercises...

The Pentagon has tested a swarm of 103 micro-drones launched from planes in California. The information was released to the public only now by...

A team of scientists and researchers from Beihang University in China and Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have been working together to...

There are two methods to detect submarines at sea: active and passive sonar. Active sonar broadcasts pulses of sound into the water. When the...

Meet the new, ultra-light, delicately designed robotic bee by Festo’s Bionic Learning Network (known for developing products inspired by nature) – the BionicBee. These bee-inspired drones...

The Massachusetts State Police responded to an incident using a robodog called SPOT. After the police department was alerted to an incident involving a...

A new robot has a capability most robots just don’t have: It can both walk and fly. The robot is known as LEONARDO, an...

The way military forces drop food and essential supplies from helicopters in disaster zones has inspired scientists, who sought a solution for reaching and...

Coordinating large groups of autonomous systems, whether drones, vehicles, or software agents, remains a difficult problem. In real-world conditions, signals are often noisy, incomplete,...

Schools of fish synchronize their behavior without a leader: each individual fish makes decisions based on what their neighbors are doing, through a natural...

Drones will soon be able to manage their work without human input, radar or even GPS satellite navigation, according to a team of researchers...

Hybrid drones, capable of both swimming underwater and flying in the air, are becoming a thing of the near future. Researchers at the Imperial...

A new platform is pushing the boundaries of robotics design by transforming natural language into functional, 3D-printable robots, with no engineering expertise required. Developed...

Autonomous robots still struggle with a basic problem that animals solve effortlessly: how to keep moving when conditions suddenly change. Uneven terrain, loss of...

Moving equipment, sensors, and unmanned systems across land–sea boundaries has long been a logistical bottleneck. Most platforms are built for either terrain or water,...

Last month, researchers from Bristol presented at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems in Hamburg, Germany a robot that could have...