Smart materials can change their shape or form in response to external stimuli, making them indispensable for many ...

Recently, the roboticist got a big leg up in pursuit of that vision: Jayaram has received a $650,000 grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to design small, shape-shifting robots that ...

A Chinese research team has developed the world’s smallest and lightest wireless amphibious robot, capable of transforming into any desired shape, The Global Times reported Sunday. The robot ...

This material can expand, change shape, move, and respond to electromagnetic commands like a remotely controlled robot, even though it has no motor or internal gears. In a study that echoes scenes ...

Zhang explained that the actuator featuring controllable shape morphing allows the rotors to transform into wheels when the robot lands on the ground. The team noted that enabling robots to walk ...

A shape-shifting robot that looks like a cross between a Lego figure and the T-1000 from Terminator 2 has been filmed melting itself to escape through the bars of a miniature jail cell ...