Earlier this year, a robot completed a half-marathon in Beijing in just under 2 hours and 40 minutes. That's slower than the human winner, who clocked in at just over an hour—but it's still a ...

In a world-first, a self-driving robot has been used to carry out inspections inside a fusion energy facility. This autonomous maintenance will be critical if fusion power plants are to offer a viable ...

Earlier this year, a robot completed a half-marathon in Beijing in just under 2 hours and 40 minutes. That’s slower than the human winner, who clocked in at just over an hour—but it’s still a ...

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands — On an indoor soccer field here, a championship-winning team is running its drills. Each player stakes out a position, makes precise adjustments and fires the orange ball at ...

Energy remains a significant factor in industrial production processes. High levels of energy consumption make production more expensive and exacerbate the climate crisis. A new type of robot ...

Cornell University researchers are building soft robots with “robot blood” that is both hydraulic fluid that provides motive force and at the same time a battery that stores and delivers energy ...

James Pikul receives funding from the Office of Naval Research. He is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Metal Light Inc. Earlier this year, a robot completed a half-marathon in ...

Even the best batteries fall far short of animal metabolism for energy storage. Fueling robots with 'food' could narrow the gap. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) James Pikul, University of Wisconsin-Madison (THE CONVERSATION) Earlier this year, a ...