Earlier this year, we heard about some tiny robots that used a bio-inspired mechanism to jump high into the air. The makers of those devices have now tweaked the design, creating bots that jump very ...

One of the biggest challenges when deploying robots at an industrial scale is their power requirement and ability to navigate spaces that would otherwise not be possible by conventional human-operated ...

A thumb-size $100 robot from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has arrived at the south pole of the moon. But the machine, called AstroAnt, isn’t going to explore the lunar surface. It’s ...

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few ...

A hopping, insect-sized robot can jump over gaps or obstacles, traverse rough, slippery, or slanted surfaces, and perform aerial acrobatic maneuvers, while using a fraction of the energy required for ...

Yukai Engineering’s parade of weird animal robots at CES 2025 continues with Nékojita FuFu. The little cat mounts to the side of a mug or bowl, blowing air to help cool it off. The Tokyo-based firm ...

Robots are super interesting, but you probably shouldn’t start learning about them with a full-sized industrial SCARA arm or anything. Better to learn with something smaller and simpler to understand.

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All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Tiny Robots: Portal Escape Tiny Robots: Portal Escape is an exciting 3D puzzle escape the room game set in a robot world full of curious characters, ...

A tiny robot is making waves in marine research — by not making any waves at all. Swiss researchers recently created a game-changing robot inspired by the natural movement of marine flatworms. This ...

Poor Sniffles has the sniffles. Now the ants can have their fun and take his cookies, too. But Sniffles still has a few tricks up his sleeve, or rather, his nose when he brings out a new contraption ...