Robot companions can fill the void of having a pet in the home, albeit without nearly as much of a mess or upkeep with them ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the ...

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that enables a four-legged robot to adapt its gait to different, unfamiliar terrain, just like a real animal, in what is believed to ...

Researchers from the University of Leeds have developed an AI system that enables a four-legged robot to adapt its walking style and mimic the movements of a real animal in unfamiliar terrain. With ...

Ground Control Robotics (GCR) Inc., a startup company seeking to commercialize a centipede-like robot developed at Georgia Institute of Technology, may be on the verge of acquiring its first customers ...

Humans aren't the only game in town when it comes to robotics. In the past few years, researchers have been using animals to control and influence robots. From virtual reality to brain-computer ...

A boy aims the head of a robot chameleon as he prepares to trigger the "Tongue Gun.” Sharpshooters can fire the robot’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “The Wild Robot” has a lot to say and its own way of saying it. It’s a big-studio animated feature that has its own look, feel and ...

Robotics engineers have worked for decades and invested many millions of research dollars in attempts to create a robot that can walk or run as well as an animal. And yet, it remains the case that ...

Of course, ethorobotics is not a substitute for humans carefully observing and studying other animals, but it's clear we can learn a lot from the use of robots in our attempts to learn more about a ...

What makes many animals run faster and better than robots or humans? Robots run faster than humans due to better agility, robustness, and range. Believe it or not, robot cockroaches can assist ...