Thanks to new technologies like artificial intelligence, scientists are increasingly freed from the constraints of the laboratory. It raises questions about how much humans should outsource to robots.

Symmetry is everywhere in nature, from the bilateral form of vertebrates to the radial geometry of starfish. For decades, ...

A robot being developed at Duke University is almost ready to face the world, in any direction. Instead of trying to copy symmetrical shapes from nature by building robots that look like people, dogs ...

This year's tasks include mapping cold-water coral ecosystems, deploying ocean observatory instrumentation, modeling offshore ...

Elisha Sauers writes about space for Mashable, taking deep dives into NASA's moon and Mars missions, chatting up astronauts and history-making discoverers, and jetting above the c ...

Among them is an AI pacemaker that restores the proper functioning of the heart, a living skin substitute for the treatment of burn wounds, a solar telescope with more than 500 antennas, and others.

The new 'mecha' robot, which weighs over 1,000 pounds and stands nearly 10 foot tall, is designed for urban mobility.

Researchers have developed an autonomous system for seeking out and mapping hotspots of biodiversity on coral reefs with ...

Most robot headlines follow a familiar script: a machine masters one narrow trick in a controlled lab, then comes the bold promise that everything is about to change. I usually tune those stories out.

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Purdue University’s online Master of Science in Robotics equips engineers to lead in the dynamic field of robotics. This program focuses on the analysis, control, and design of robotic systems, ...