TOKYO -- A group of researchers in Japan has managed to automate key procedures for life science experiments, raising expectations of higher accuracy and reliability.

The world's first living robots, known as xenobots, have learned how to self-replicate, according to the scientists who developed them. Xenobots — which are designed by computers and created by hand ...

New York, NY—July 16, 2025—Today’s robots are stuck—their bodies are usually closed systems that can neither grow nor self-repair, nor adapt to their environment. Now, scientists at Columbia ...

Researchers introduce a process that allows machines to 'grow' physically by integrating parts from their surroundings or from other robots, demonstrating a step towards self-sustaining robot ...

Researchers at Columbia University have created a process in which machines can physically grow by consuming parts from other robots or their environment. This new technology, described as 'robot ...

Scientists have created a prototype robot that can grow, heal and improve itself by integrating material from its environment or by "consuming" other robots. It's a big step forward in developing ...

Chinese robotics company Unitree has unveiled a new patent for a robot joint control method and system based on motion ...