On the move: Time sequence showing a robot swimmer following a curved trajectory to the upper left. The motion occurs over 520 s and the period of the external field is changed at the locations ...

A liquid robot capable of transforming, separating, and fusing freely like living cells has been developed. Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a joint research team led by ...

Scientists in South Korea have developed a ‘particle-armoured liquid robot’ that mimics the behaviour of living cells. Of course, we wouldn’t know what they mean by ‘living cell behaviour’ and ...

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 ...

A domestic research team has developed a soft robot that can pass through obstacles like flowing water and perform its functions. When applied in medicine, it is expected to wrap around and eliminate ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

A research team from Seoul National University College has succeeded in developing a liquid robot that is stable enough to move, deform, divide, merge and absorb objects and substances. It thus ...

Particle robots are made of identical particles that interact weakly via magnets. These particles do not have individual locomotion abilities but can only expand and contract. Collectively, the robot ...