The researchers detailed their findings in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence. "Like humans learning to dance by ...

A team led by the University of Oxford has developed a new class of soft robots that operate without electronics, motors, or computers—using only air pressure. The study, published in Advanced ...

The symmetrical design and flexible fingers mean that the robot can transport objects on either side of its body. For humans, ...

Robots that move, sense and even coordinate with one another usually bring to mind tangled wires, circuit boards and humming motors. In a new study from the University of Oxford, all of that ...

Scientists have created a robot that learns lip movements by watching humans rather than following preset rules. The ...

Robots often fail outside factories when things move or change. Technology helps them see, feel, and learn, so they can work ...

Smart materials can change their shape or form in response to external stimuli, making them indispensable for many applications, including health equipment and automobiles, among others. Now, a ...

A soft electroactive gel enables untethered robots to deform, grip, and move using only external electric fields, eliminating the need for internal wiring or circuitry. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The ...

Scientists have built microscopic, light-powered robots that can think, swim, and operate independently at the scale of ...

A robot observes its reflection in a mirror, learning its own morphology and kinematics for autonomous self-simulation. The process highlights the intersection of vision-based learning and robotics, ...

(Nanowerk News) By watching their own motions with a camera, robots can teach themselves about the structure of their own bodies and how they move, a new study from researchers at Columbia Engineering ...