In a demonstration that signals a new chapter in mobile robotics, researchers at the California Institute of Technology have introduced a machine that can walk like a human, take flight like a drone, ...

The tech industry is obsessed with humanoid robots, and people are fascinated by them. But for almost every application they’re pitched for, they make zero sense.

It can change according to what its user is doing, relaxing and turning soft when the person is sitting or flexing when she stands to walk or run. Other soft robots are made of cheap rubbers or ...