From cells that migrate to tissues that heal, nature abounds with systems capable of sensing and adapting to their ...

Engineers are turning to animal origami, from insects that tuck away wings to a protist with an accordion-like neck, for design help ...

Researchers unveil molecular strategies that enable materials to move, transform, and self-assemble—bridging chemistry and ...

Don't be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab isn't hosting a Halloween party.

Their distinctive shape, which resembles a rod studded with branching outgrowths at regular intervals, enables them to ...

A team of scientists has made a 'big' discovery about one of the pillars of the global ecosystem using a world-wide network ...

WPI's PeAR Bat uses ultrasonic echolocation like bats to navigate smoke and darkness for autonomous rescue missions ...

(NBC)- At an Amazon robotics facility outside Boston, machines are already doing the kind of work once done by people — ...

Robotics experts are testing tiny drones that can be deployed in search and rescue missions even in dark, smoky or stormy ...