If a robot is trying to traverse rugged, irregular terrain, it's limited by having just one body shape. The Tetraflex robot was designed with this fact in mind, as it can change shape to adopt ...

Imagine running on a cement footpath, and then suddenly through dry sand. Just to keep upright, you would have to slow down and change the way you run. In the same way, a walking robot would have to ...

Researchers from Ben Gurion University in the Negev, Israel, have designed a reconfigurable crawling ...

Scientists have designed a tiny, shape-shifting "spider-bot" that can passively manipulate its body as it navigates its environment. The arachnid-inspired robot is a precursor to a bot that could one ...

(Nanowerk News) Biologically inspired robotics aims to replicate the extraordinary versatility found in nature. Chameleons alter skin pigmentation to camouflage against predators. Birds morph wings ...

This robot knows how to shape alphabet letters by using kid-friendly clay, Play-Doh, without any human assistance, all thanks to the artificial intelligence (AI) that powers it. As kids, most of us, ...

Researchers have created a new class of robots that can shift between solid and liquid forms on demand. In a series of tests, these new bots could change shape to run obstacle courses, carry objects, ...

Scientists have been looking for new ways to treat cancer for years now. Newly developed shape-shifting robots could provide a new avenue for treatment. The new robots are shaped like fish and can ...

A shape-shifting robot swarm could make the trip to the Moon with future astronaut missions. The robot, which is called the Mori Modular Robot for Space, or Mori3, is a polygonal shape-shifting robot ...

In all, the robot can morph from about 34 millimeters (1.3 inches) wide in its square shape to about 21 millimeters (0.8 inches) wide in its elongated form. Unlike Jayaram's earlier mechanized ...

A team of researchers at Tohoku University and Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology just developed a molecular robot consisting of biomolecules, such as DNA and protein. Developed by ...

(Nanowerk News) Coming to a tight spot near you: CLARI, the little, squishable robot that can passively change its shape to squeeze through narrow gaps—with a bit of inspiration from the world of bugs ...