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 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 ...

A Transformer-style robot that travels through the human body to cure diseases has been created by scientists. The tiny shape-shifting machine is inspired by the Japanese paper-folding art of origami.

Start with paper; add Shrinky Dinks, a microprocessor, heat, and voila! It's not quite that easy. But this engineering project might one day lead... Every so often, a scientific paper just begs for a ...

Humans are naturally aware of their bodies and can anticipate the outcomes of their movements. Robotic experts have been working to make robots self-adaptable, which could enhance the operational ...

Undated handout photo issued by Johns Hopkins University of Surgical Robot Transformer-Hierarchy, SRT-H , that has performed realistic surgery on its own with 100% accuracy (Juo-Tung Chen/Johns ...

Engineers have built a Terminator-style robot which can liquify itself and revert to a solid thanks to sea cucumbers. Footage shows the humanoid device melting to escape from a cage, before reforming ...