With all the sci-fi movies and books at our disposal, and with our imagination fueled even further by the increasingly daring space missions our species is attempting, it's not hard to imagine a ...

It goes without saying that it is very important for airliners' jet engines to be regularly inspected. Such inspections could soon be easier and more thorough than ever before, thanks to a robot that ...

A gold-foil-wrapped octagonal lunar probe is landed on a grey surface. A white robotic arm is attached to the probe's flat top, next to an antenna.

GE Aerospace has introduced the Sensiworm, a bio-inspired soft robot designed to enhance inspection processes within jet engines. Unlike conventional inspection tools like video borescopes, which face ...

Inchworm robots driven by cunning coordination chemistry are on the march, their flexible bodies powered by nothing more than the warmth of their surroundings (Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2025, DOI: ...

GITAI USA has tested building a five-meter-high communication tower in an environment simulating the lunar surface. The test was carried out in partnership with Japanese telco KDDI Corporation. The ...