On the move: Time sequence showing a robot swimmer following a curved trajectory to the upper left. The motion occurs over 520 s and the period of the external field is changed at the locations ...

Scientists in South Korea have developed a ‘particle-armoured liquid robot’ that mimics the behaviour of living cells. Of course, we wouldn’t know what they mean by ‘living cell behaviour’ and ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

A LEGO brick is not smart. It doesn't compute. It doesn't plug in. It just fits. A team of Georgia Tech researchers has ...

Magnetoactive phase transitional matter molded in the shape of a Lego minifigure escapes from a cage (Video: Qingyuan Wang, Chengfeng Pan, Yuanxi Zhang, Zhipeng Chen, Carmel Majidi, Lelun Jiang) This ...

What if robots could move and organize without code or electronics? These particles do this using shape & vibration to create ...

In physics, particles are small localized objects with physical characteristics like mass or volume. From those humble ingredients, our virtually limitless universe is built. The concept, presented in ...

Particle robots are made of identical particles that interact weakly via magnets. These particles do not have individual locomotion abilities but can only expand and contract. Collectively, the robot ...