Robot arms and grippers do important work every hour of every day. They’re used in production lines around the world, toiling virtually ceaselessly outside of their designated maintenance windows.

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The classic image of a robot is rigid and metallic, but if they're ever going to work alongside humans in the real world, they're going to need a softer touch. Harvard researchers have developed a new ...

Robots are cool, so check out [Atlin Anderson]’s Spiderbot (video, embedded below) which can be made with 3D printed parts, hobby servos, and ESP32-CAM module for control and a first-person view.

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have created a robot that can change shape to fit tight spaces. They built the CLARI after your typical six-legged critter, which is only two centimeters ...

Listen, we’re all big fans of science here—but sometimes, science gets it wrong. Case in point: Japanese engineers have created an utterly creepy robot spider that’s also capable of flying around like ...

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The robots are each given the same program, but work separately by taking cues from the positions of the other robots in the vicinity You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in ...

Engineers have developed a spider robot with specially designed suction pads for scaling walls and rough surfaces. Engineers with Zhejiang University have revealed a new spider robot that could one ...

A team of engineers and plant pathologists are developing a spider-shaped robot as the latest weapon in the war against a devastating crop disease. Curcurbits are a large family of plants that include ...

A TEAM of robot experts has given a dire warning after their creepy crawly contraption took a turn for the worse. Hacksmith is a company that brings fictional tech to life but the huge spider-like ...

Its newly launched spider robot can carry out ultrasonic inspections of welds 30 centimetres thick three times faster than previous methods, Russia’s Rosatom has said. (Image: Rosatom) The robotic ...