A brand-new engineering approach at Carnegie Mellon University is creating “designer” biological robots using human lung cells. Known as AggreBots, these microscale living machines may one day ...

Scientists in Japan have made a robot face covered in living, self-healing skin that can smile in a demonstration of a new technique researchers believe could help pave the way for lifelike biohybrid ...

Researchers have unveiled the Swarm Garden, a breakthrough in “living” architecture. By linking dozens of tiny, flower-like robots into a communicating swarm, they’ve created a surface that behaves ...

In labs, living rooms, hospitals, and classrooms, robots are no longer just tools—they’re becoming social actors. People apologize to robot ...

Living with robots could lead to plenty of societal improvements, but they also pose risks to how we socialize and co-exist with other human beings.

The robot utilises ultra-lightweight electrodes to respond rapidly to surrounding electric fields, which trigger stretching, ...

Robots that look and move like people are no longer just science experiments or movie props. Some are already showing up in real jobs working in stores, helping in warehouses, or doing chores at home.

Living buildings, quantum computers, safety by design, home robots and AI-assisted pandemic preparedness. Europe's researchers are reshaping how we live, work and design our cities in 2026. As science ...

Recounts a foundational shift in the field of robotics, from artificial intelligence to artificial empathy, and foreshadows an inflection point in human evolution. Today's robots engage with human ...

Studies in Europe show robot-assisted therapy can boost engagement and help autistic children develop key social skills.