At some point in the not-too-distant future, a doctor might instruct you to swallow a robot you can eat to deliver some sort of therapy with incredible precision or perform some kind of test. You'll ...

In the search for a better battery, researchers have explored options ranging from using molten salt, trees and plants, and even crabs and shrimp. One of the biggest hurdles in the way of fully ...

Humanoid robots have been a popular talking point in recent months, but most examples so far have involved carefully staged ...

While there are many useful questions to ask when encountering a new robot, “can I eat it” is generally not one of them. I say ‘generally,’ because edible robots are actually a thing—and not just ...

A team of scientists have penned a new article in Nature Reviews Materials outlining the challenges of creating an edible robot, and it appears we aren't necessarily too far away at all. Technology ...

Ubtech Robotics' new Walker S2 humanoid robot changes its own battery in a demo video designed to showcase how autonomous battery swapping could let robots work 24/7 without interruption. Jesse Orrall ...

Researchers at Cornell University on Monday showcased a pair of bio-inspired robotics running on a hydraulic fluid-powered battery. The redox flow battery (RFB) also mimics biological functions, as it ...

US-based engine producer Briggs & Stratton contributed two of its Vanguard brand battery packs to the Australia-based Advanced Robotic Engineering’s (ARE) range of demolition industry robots. A ...

One of the biggest challenges when deploying robots at an industrial scale is their power requirement and ability to navigate spaces that would otherwise not be possible by conventional human-operated ...

China has been teaching humanoid robots in its country's decision-making rooms for years. Now they have been taken to a much more practical, albeit dystopian, ...