Humanoid robots can sprint and box – but the real test is doing the laundry
By Wai-keung Fung, Cardiff Metropolitan University At the recent World Humanoid Robot Games 2026 in Beijing, robots sprinted, boxed, played football...
Water-pumping robot worms its way over rugged coastal terrain
Biomimicry involves borrowing ideas from nature to solve engineering problems. This is what one of the research teams at New York University's...
Minuscule Swiss fiber motor keeps robots squishy and pliable
If you've already designed a soft-bodied robot, it kind of defeats the purpose if you just go and stick a rigid motor inside of it. That's why Swiss...
Next-gen hopping robot is the smart flea we didn't know we needed
We’ve already seen robots that can swim like fish, stick to walls like geckos, and grab objects like elephants. Now, engineers at the University of...
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