Formless 'slime' robots that shape-change to complete complex tasks – it sounds like science fantasy. However, MIT researchers have developed a machine-learning technique that brings shape ...

A new machine-learning technique can train and control a reconfigurable soft robot that can dynamically change its shape to complete a task. The researchers also built a simulator that can ...

Assistive robot arms have the potential to help disabled or elderly adults eat everyday meals without relying on a caregiver. To provide meaningful assistance, these robots must reach for food items, ...

By combining inspiration from the digital world of polygon meshing and the biological world of swarm behavior, the Mori3 robot can morph from 2D triangles into almost any 3D object. The research ...

Researchers at Caltech have created a robot capable of changing shape in the air—an innovation that could have come straight out of the “Transformers” movie franchise. The robot, which ...

A spider-inspired robot called mCLARI weighs less than a gram and could one day be deployed to aid first responders following a natural disaster or help out in surgery.

The Mori3 robot combines inspiration from the digital world of polygon meshing and the biological world of swarm behavior, thanks to which the robot can morph from 2D triangles into almost any 3D ...

Kedron Elementary 1st graders brought their studies of 3D shapes to life by crafting shape robots. The Knights have been studying 2D and 3D shapes and learn ...

A new machine-learning technique can train and control a reconfigurable soft robot that can dynamically change its shape to complete a task. The researchers also built a simulator that can evaluate ...