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A new Electronic Dolphin robot can clean up oil spills using a sea urchin-inspired filter that pulls in oil while pushing water away.

Researchers at Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, alongside collaborators from the University of Michigan, ...

RMIT University engineers in Australia have built a remote-controlled minibot that hoovers up oil spills using an innovative filtering system inspired by sea urchins. Oil spills are still a serious ...

Minimal-actuator robotic bicycle demonstrates high-speed mobility and obstacle-jumping using advanced control electronics.

Each arm has seven degrees of freedom (DOF), allowing the robot to interact with more objects like doors. The standard configuration includes the UV light as one hand. This can address surfaces that ...

Flexible electronics such as flexible sensors, flexible circuits, and flexible actuators hold promising applications in robotic systems. They can effectively enhance a robot's intelligence, enabling ...

An insect-scale robot that jumps using only light has completed 188 continuous leaps without ...

The Vision 60 is an all-weather ground drone that employs a proprietary blind-mode control methodology that allows for movement over rough terrain. It employs cameras and 3D imaging, but the robot can ...

Robots aren’t typically known for their flawless skin and 12-step care routines, but recent innovations in robotics and lab-grown body parts might spawn a fresh generation of YouTube beauty vloggers ...

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AUSTIN (KXAN) — A first-ever stretchable electronic skin was developed by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin. According to UT, the skin could give robots the same softness and touch ...