Kyoto-based Tmsuk Corporation (Tmsuk) has announced the development of a new legged pipe inspection robot called "SPD-X." The new robot can fit through pipes bigger than 7.87 inches (20 cm) in ...

Fixing underground water pipes usually means digging up roads and sidewalks — a process that's disruptive and expensive. However, researchers at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. are working on ...

In a groundbreaking development, researchers have unveiled the impressive capabilities of the Aloha Unleashed project. This project, spearheaded by Stanford Ph.D. student Tony Z. Zhao and assistant ...

We have seen robots do some incredible things, right? However, the physical structures sometimes limit the movement of robots. The robotic bodies are rigid and totally reliant on humans for fixes.

A business out of science fiction — a robotics repair workshop — is now in Houston, aiming to provide automated workers to local businesses. A robot repair workshop was a plot device in the 2005 ...

HydroSpread, a breakthrough fabrication method, lets scientists build ultrathin soft robots directly on water. These tiny, ...

In a move that brings science fiction closer to reality, researchers have developed a new kind of robot that can "grow," "heal," and even improve itself by using parts from its environment—or even by ...