In a laboratory in Connecticut, a palm-sized silicone robot scrunches up its body to inch forward in a caterpillar-like motion. A brick tips over onto its leg, trapping it as it struggles to move on.

Countless industrial tools and robots need to grip things, and because we humans learn to grip since infancy, we can easily ...

Robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads modeled after famous figures like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are roaming a ...

Obstacles challenge robots, but researchers at Harvard may overcome them by engineering robots to jump. Tests on silicone robots advance this capability. Robert Shepherd, a former postdoctoral ...

This video showcases the Mesmer robot, created by the team at Engineered Arts. The robot features a silicone mask and a 3D printed skull designed for a single day of use, and the video highlights the ...

When it comes to traipsing through mud and muck, robots are no match for a moose. “Robots are just starting to be able to work on non-flat grounds, like construction sites or stairs, but if we need a ...

Beeple's robot dogs wear silicone masks of famous figures and roam Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie museum.