Scientists at Cornell University and University of Pennsylvania have created mobile robots that can autonomously change their shape in order to complete various tasks. The robots are made of 3-inch ...

A robot can now travel through the human body to cure diseases. Scientists have created a Transformers-style robot inspired by the Japanese paper-folding art of origami. The shape-shifting device is ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Michael Michera The goal for this workshop is to design a robot concept that's rich in ...

Movies often portray robots as the harbingers of something bad, whether they’re evil and want to take over the world ...

Sakakibara Kikai's engineer Go Sakakibara poses with the bipedal robot Mononofu during its demonstration. Sakakibara Kikai's engineer Go Sakakibara poses with the bipedal robot Mononofu during its ...

A robot trained on videos of surgeries performed a lengthy phase of a gallbladder removal without human help. The robot operated for the first time on a lifelike patient, and during the operation, ...

Japanese electronics giant Sharp just launched RoBoHon, a combined robot and smart phone. The telecommunication gadget comes with a whopping price tag of 198,000 Yen ($1800). Sharp expects to sell ...

Imagine a real-life Optimus Prime that could transform from a robot into a vehicle. Although he remains fictional, his "cousin" has come to life. Meet J-deite Ride, a 12-foot tall Japanese humanoid ...

Researchers have created a new breed of origami robot that folds itself into shape from a flat sheet of material — and could open the way for a robot-building revolution similar to the current 3-D ...