A technique developed by Politecnico di Milano researchers is enabling scientists to control specific bacterial functions using light-sensitive materials. The Engineering of Bacteria to See Light (EOS ...

Cable cars are certainly handy for transporting cargo up steep mountain slopes, but what if you want to do the same sort of thing on a much smaller scale? Well, you could try using a tiny new ...

Discover how to build a DIY vibrating robot spider using basic materials such as copper wire, metal strips, a button cell ...

Light is increasingly being used to drive soft robots and soft actuators. In this paper, a light-driven soft robot with compound motion patterns based on gas-liquid phase transition chamber is ...

Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a system that allows humans to collaborate with groups of robots to create visual art inspired by music. The platform combines swarm robotics, ...