One thing they are still pretty bad at though is walking a straight line without looking like they are moments away from ...

New research shows that copying the actions of an ants' jaws could help improve robots grip. Researchers at the University of ...

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in the UK have built a prototype “hairy robotic gripper” that is inspired by the hairs found on ant jaws. Ants are not only excellent nest builders but are ...

Abigail is created to replace her owner's dead wife, just as robots are set to gain rights. Emily H. Wilson explores Lucy ...

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Engineers have long designed robots that crawl, swim, fly, and even slither like snakes. But no robot has ever matched the ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

The robotic gripper is inspired by the strength and efficiency of the mouths of ants (Alamy/PA) Mimicking the actions of ants’ hairy jaws could make robots ... so it can grip circular objects ...