Nitin J. Sanket, a professor at WPI, has developed small flying robots with his team that fit in the palm of a hand and use ...

Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, Ajou University in South Korea, and the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a robot, dubbed Rhagobot, that mimics the unique ...

A robot “dog” may soon make its way from a Purdue entomology lab to fetch real-time data on tick populations in the wild. It’s just one example of how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming ...

MIT researchers have developed more advanced bug-like robots that could one day pollinate indoor plants. The weight of a paperclip, these robotic bees can remain airborne for nearly 17 minutes, ...

Soft batteries and water-walking robots are among the many creations made possible by studying animals and plants.

WPI researchers are enabling aerial robots, smaller than 100 mm and weighing less than 100 g, to navigate without relying on vision.

Dot.” “Dash.” Short pulse, long pulse. Humans invented Morse code as a way to communicate using electrical signals. Now, bees ...

The use of laser technology for non-chemical weed control has been gaining interest, and Agritechnica 2025 adds another boost ...

Most people who get minor heat illnesses will recover, but more extreme exposure, especially without enough hydration and a way to cool off, can be fatal. People who work outside, are elderly or have ...

Del Toro’s long-awaited Frankenstein is both a resurrection and a requiem. Reimagining Mary Shelley ’s classic through his ...

Woodpeckers are nature's engineers. They use their whole bodies, not just their heads, to peck trees. Their neck, torso, and ...

A robotics engineering professor is building tiny, autonomous flying robots that can use sound waves to navigate in total darkness like bats.