Japanese scientists have devised a way to attach living skin tissue to robotic faces and make them "smile," in a breakthrough that holds out promise of applications in cosmetics and medicine.

Chinese researchers have developed what they say is the world’s smallest and lightest wireless robot that can change form to travel on land or in the air. Inspired by Lego, it could potentially be ...

TOKYO -- A facial robot covered with "living skin" made from human cells has been developed by a team of researchers from the University of Tokyo and other institutions. The device will apparently ...

Should robots be able to cannibalize each other so they can accelerate their evolution, bringing them closer to resembling self-sufficient lifeforms capable of living independently of their human ...

'We're not quite at the level where the robotic skin is as good as human skin, but we think it's better than anything else out there at the moment.' Image: Dr. David Hardman, University of Cambridge ...

A South Korean research team has unveiled a humanoid robot capable of replicating Michael Jackson's famous moonwalk dance. The dancing skills of the robot, developed by Professor Park Hae-won and ...

Researchers have developed a digital laboratory (dLab) system that fully automates the material synthesis and structural, physical property evaluation of thin-film samples. With dLab, the team can ...