Swimming robots play a crucial role in mapping pollution, studying aquatic ecosystems, and monitoring water quality in sensitive areas such as coral reefs or lake shores. However, many devices rely on ...

Scientists at Switzerland's EPFL university have now copied that action in a tiny untethered robot that can move in any direction across the water's surface. The battery-powered device weighs just 6 ...

With the help of a form of machine learning called deep reinforcement learning (DRL), the EPFL robot notably learned to transition from trotting to pronking – a leaping, arch-backed gait used by ...

You log into your accounts and your apps, preferences, and contacts should sync to the new hardware. But in the world of robotics, swapping an old robotic arm for a newer model has meant setting ...

Nature has spent millions of years perfecting movement, efficiency, and survival. Engineers are now ...

The UAV emulates the behavior of bats and owls, grabbing onto structures using its wings to remain perched high above the ground. The UAV emulates the behavior of bats and owls, grabbing onto ...

Researchers have found that young children readily follow the gaze of other people but ...