Robotics
- Life
Fleets of flying robots could pollinate crops
Tiny flying drones use patches of sticky hair to capture pollen. One day they might join bees in pollinating crops.
- Tech
Speedy, springy robot ‘Salto’ catches some serious air
A lightweight robot nicknamed “Salto” can bound from floor to wall and back. Such fast and agile bots may someday aid in search-and-rescue operations.
- Animals
These young inventors had to make like a crab
This year’s top challenge for Broadcom MASTERS finalists was to design and build a robotic arm based on a crab’s arm and claw.
- Tech
Tiny microrobots team up and move full-size car
Researchers have just created robots that mimic the ability of ants to move super-large objects.
- Tech
Lost in the woods? A drone may find you
Scientists developed a new method to give drones the skills to follow hiking trails in search of lost hikers.
- Health & Medicine
How to print shape shifters
3-D printing was only the beginning. Scientists are pursuing 4-D printing, creating objects that can move and interact with their surroundings.
- Computing
Robo-roach squeezes through tight spaces
An arched shell helps a new cockroach-inspired robot move through an obstacle course with relative ease.
- Agriculture
Drones put spying eyes in the sky
From keeping tabs on changing landscapes to protecting animals from poachers, scientists are using drones to push their fields forward.
- Tech
Squishy robot propelled by ka-pow!
This is not your average robot. It flies through the air, propelled by an explosion in one of its arms. It could prove useful in disaster areas or war zones.
- Tech
Color-changing robot
Tiny tunnels within the “skin” of a robot allow it to blend in with or stand out from its surroundings.
- Tech
Curiosity lands on Mars!
NASA successfully delivered a $2.5 billion robotic vehicle to Mars, one that will explore for signs that the planet might once have hosted life
- Tech
Cool Jobs: Wide world of robots
The machines can help with everything from surgery to disaster response.
