A palm-sized robot has been made with a drop of liquid metal in a plastic wheel. The robot’s wheel rolls when the liquid metal changes the center of gravity, which is controlled by altering the ...

Most robots are designed for a specific job, and aren’t very adaptable. But engineers at Virginia Tech have now developed a soft robot that can morph into a range of shapes, such as driving, flying or ...

When it comes to powering mobile robots, batteries present a problematic paradox: the more energy they contain, the more they weigh, and thus the more energy the robot needs to move. Energy harvesters ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The future of delivery is autonomous and already taking over Old Dominion University. It comes as the institution has introduced this fall a modern approach to bringing its ...

Wheel-based robots are reshaping factory logistics and exerting a far-reaching influence on automation system design.

Gallium, take the wheel. A small metal droplet can propel a wheeled robot forward with a simple electric current. The technique paves the way for larger robots that can trundle like tumbleweeds ...