World's tiniest shape-shifting robot flies and drives, offering promise for rescue missions, medical tech, and VR systems.

Origami—the art of paper folding that originated in Japan centuries ago—could open a new frontier in innovative materials, ...

Multimodal AI has developed over the years and is now behind a new robot hoover.

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced significantly across various fields, such as natural language ...

Engineers at Princeton University have created bizarre new ‘metabots’ that can transform shape, move, and dance independent ...

Credit: Princeton University/Cover Images Engineers at Princeton University have created bizarre new ‘metabots’ that can ...

Robert Lee Hotz covered new research and its impact on society for The Wall Street Journal.

an author of the paper, used a laser lithography machine at the Princeton Materials Institute to create a prototype metabot that was 100 microns in height (a little thicker than a human hair). The ...

The invention is a metamaterial, which is a material engineered to feature new and unusual properties that depend on the material's physical structure rather than its chemical composition. In this ...

In an experiment reminiscent of the "Transformers" movie franchise, engineers at Princeton University have created a type of ...

Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing early on Saturday, joining thousands of their flesh-and-blood counterparts in a world-first half marathon showcasing ...