The Mariana Trench, the lowest point in the ocean on our planet, has also been problematic for scientists and engineers. More than 10,000 meters deep, the record pressure and sub-freezing temperatures ...

Jimmy Kimmel answers Stephen Colbert's quickfire questions, gets surprisingly deep Scientists at China's Beihang University developed a tiny morphable robot to explore the ocean's depths — and it's ...

A research team in South Korea has developed a soft robot named Octoid that can mimic the movement and behavior of an octopus in its natural habitat. The robot's "triple-in-one" system enables it to ...

While there are many potential uses for soft-bodied robots, the things are still typically only built in small experimental batches. Scottish scientists are out to change that, with a ...

Today we mourn the loss of The Nereus, a research robot that was exploring the Kermedec Trench, north east of New Zealand. This trench is one of the deepest parts of the ocean, and the pressure there ...

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