The Monster Wolf comes from Ohta Seiki, a precision machining company based in Hokkaido. The device bristles with LEDs, ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Modern robotics is awash with human-made machines mimicking the ...

The "Morphobot" will be able to transform to get into inaccessible environments. A real-life transforming robot designed to mimic the movement of animals that roam Planet Earth will eventually change ...

A number of bizarre robotic dogs fitted with hyper-realistic silicone faces of renowned public figures such as Elon Musk, ...

Many of the robotic systems developed in the past decades are inspired by four-legged (i.e., quadruped) animals, such as dogs, cheetahs and horses. By replicating the agile movements of these animals, ...

Real guppies respond to Robofish—a 3D-printed plastic model with a vaguely realistic paint job—as if it were a real schoolmate. Researchers used different-sized Robofish to show that guppy schools ...

Tokyo engineers unveil a dog-inspired robot that uses air-powered muscles to study how animals absorb impact while running ...

The field of paleo-inspired robotics is opening up a new way to turn back time and studying prehistoric animals. Paleontologists aren’t easily deterred by evolutionary dead ends or a sparse fossil ...