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 ...

If you grew up loving the Transformers franchise, you may have dreamed of the day technology would bring your favourite robots to life. Now, a Japanese engineering company has turned that childhood ...

The 3.7-metre (12.1-feet)-tall two seater robot 'J-deite RIDE' can transform into a sports car in a process that takes about a minute. It can walk at 100 metres per hour (0.06 mph) or run on its four ...

A real-life Transformer has been created by scientists inspired by the Japanese paper-folding art of origami. In tests, the small shape-changing robot folded itself into a functional machine that ...

A team of roboticists have taken another step toward the inevitable future where real-life Transformers move among us. New research on modular, autonomous robots was published Wednesday that shows how ...

TRANSFORMERS, more than meets the eye. Transformers, robots in disguise.” It’s a theme tune that millions of people around the world will recognise, after the success of the Transformers cartoon and ...

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 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 ...

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