The US military is launching an ambitious effort to develop a new generation of ...

When you think of robots, one quality that immediately springs to mind is superhuman strength, and that's something this new bot from iRobot definitely embodies. Developed for the Defense Advanced ...

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The UK's version of Darpa — a US government blue-sky research body — has invested £23.3 million (c $32 million) into nine teams working to transform "robotic dexterity."… The Advanced Research and ...

Stimuli-responsive polymers have gained increasing attention for their applications ranging from soft robotic grippers to actuators. By controlling strain within thin thermoplastic sheets, these small ...

This summer, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the research arm of the Pentagon, is hosting a challenge that seeks to address the limitations of the human response to natural and ...

One of the hardest tasks for robots in the 2013 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Robotics Challenge Trials was driving. During the DRC Finals in June, the 25 competing robots and ...