Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that enables a four-legged robot to adapt its gait to different, unfamiliar terrain, just like a real animal, in what is believed to ...

All animals, big and small, are skilled navigators. They effortlessly traverse diverse terrains, from dense forests to open deserts. Researchers at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have ...

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A pet dog sits on command, but nobody expects an insect to follow human instructions. So it may come as a surprise to learn that researchers recently succeeded in controlling cockroaches with tiny ...

A visualization of Tiktaalik roseae, an extinct aquatic animal with fossils that shed light on the evolution of land animals from marine animals millions of years ago. Nobu Tamura via Wikimedia ...

Robot Dreams and Flow are both silent movies, with a lot of emphasis on the characters’ physicality and how they express themselves without words. Survival adventure Flow is very grounded in how real ...