Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Robots are increasingly drawing from a menagerie of animal ...

Magnetoactive phase transitional matter molded in the shape of a Lego minifigure escapes from a cage (Video: Qingyuan Wang, Chengfeng Pan, Yuanxi Zhang, Zhipeng Chen, Carmel Majidi, Lelun Jiang) This ...

Hong Kong scientists bridged the gap between sci-fi and real life after creating a robot that can transform from solid to liquid like a real-life T-1000 robot from “Terminator 2.” A study detailing ...

Do you remember the character T-1000 from “Terminator 2: Judgement Day” who was made from liquid metal? Well, that idea has just jumped from science fiction to science journals. Scientists in South ...

Researchers at UNSW have developed a new type of motor that spins, not with rigid components, but with a droplet of liquid ...

Every time you sit down with your phone in your back pocket, you’re reminded of a fundamental truth: Human bodies are soft and flexible. Electronics aren’t. But soon, there may be devices that can ...

A shape-shifting robot can liquefy itself and reform, allowing it to reach hard-to-access places. Scientists say it could eventually serve as a hands-free tool for extracting swallowed toxic items.

(Nanowerk News) International researchers have designed miniature legoman-like robots that can shift between liquid and solid states, like some kind of tiny T-1000 Terminator. The team put the ...

The robot is hard to see without a microscope. It’s small enough to rest on the ridge of a fingerprint and can operate in liquid for months. Inside this speck is a functioning computer, a sensor, and ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The next generation of robots may not look anything like the rigid, mechanical machines we’re used to. Instead, imagine a robot that moves more like an octopus or a human hand, ...