A relatively small, round, flat, plastic, unhuman robot-machine-thing that "boop-beeps" on occasion, clumsily running into walls and things. I've never considered any emotional attachment to a ...

When a group of researchers asked an AI to design a robot that could walk, it created a "small, squishy and misshapen" thing that walks by spasming when filled with air. The researchers ...

Applying this knowledge to robotics, the team developed a system of small robots that can work together to change shape and strength. Each robotic unit is equipped with eight electrically powered ...