Scientists have been trying to build snakelike, limbless robots for decades. These robots could come in handy in search-and-rescue situations, where they could navigate collapsed buildings to find and ...

Duke's 20-legged Argus robot defies biology. With no front or back, this math-driven machine can climb, roll, and see in any direction.

EU-funded researchers have developed robust mini robots with advanced sensors to help search and rescue teams find survivors in the aftermath of earthquakes and other disasters. By Michael Allen In ...

Danish scientists have developed an origami snake robot that could one day search for survivors at disaster sites, or even explore other planets. The device moves via rectilinear locomotion, just like ...

Move over, Nancy Drew. The Case of the Vanishing Robot calls for Blue Hens. At least it did earlier this fall, when an autonomous underwater vessel (AUV) lost its GPS signal and disappeared somewhere ...

A new robot dog has been announced by a Polish company, MAB Robotics, but this is not your ordinary best friend as it is an amphibious machine that can tread the land and water surfaces in one unique ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Imagine taking on a mountain trail with loose rocks, gaps between them, sudden inclines, and tight squeezes between boulders. But ...