Computer-aided design (CAD) systems are tried-and-true tools used to design many of the physical objects we use each day. But ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Michael Michera The goal for this workshop is to design a robot concept that's rich in ...

Humanoid robots may be part of our future, but human psychology and the uncanny valley may stand between them and world ...

Built to measure the movement, location or displacement of an object along a linear or rotational path, position sensing in humanoid robots is needed to detect movement and convert it into signals ...

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world’s smallest fully programmable ...

A leaping robot could have application in search and rescue, construction, even forest monitoring. But how do you design a robot to stick a landing on a branch or pipe? Biologists worked with robot ...

A robot with bird-like legs that can walk, hop, leap and jump for take-off into flight has been designed in Switzerland in an engineering breakthrough that could enable aircraft to operate in ...

Dual Overdrive Robot Design Contest has already begun, but there are some restrictions. Capcom already has a base design in ...

Top photo: A free-ranging squirrel leaps from one branch to a branch instrumented to measure force. (Image credit: Sebastian Lee). Bottom photo: A one-legged robot, called Salto, was modified to jump ...