UC San Diego develops soft robotic skin to steer millimeter-scale vine robots through complex environments. Read more ...

Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois have demonstrated the world's smallest remote-controlled walking robot. These tiny machines can bend, twist, crawl, walk, turn and jump without ...

Neuralink patient Nick Wray demonstrates how the brain chip lets him control a robot arm to take a drink from a cup.

First, they walked. Then, they saw the light. Now, miniature biological robots have gained a new trick: remote control. The hybrid 'eBiobots' are the first to combine soft materials, living muscle and ...

Healthcare systems worldwide are struggling with overcrowded hospitals, physician burnout, and rising surgery delays. Which is why it's always a good thing to see research exploring new solutions ...

With all the doom and gloom over the inevitable robot apocalypse, we’ve at least been able to take solace in the fact that we’ll see them coming—until today. Researchers from Northwestern University ...

One of the biggest challenges in space exploration is the dangerous nature of space environments: many places we want to explore have no or low levels of oxygen, low or micro-gravity, and potentially ...

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A decade ago security researcher Barnaby Jack famously wirelessly hacked a hospital insulin pump live on stage in front of hundreds of people to demonstrate how easily it could be compromised to ...