biomimicry
Watch These Ant-Like Robots Pull a 3900-Pound Car
The robotics engineers were inspired by the strength and teamwork of ants.
[Exclusive] Inside MIT's Self-Replicating Objects
When we can make objects that reproduce, what does that mean for the definition of life itself?
How Humans Could Become 'Our Own Walking Hard Drives'
Futurist Nell Watson believes we are on the brink of a new Cambrian explosion of cyborgs.
These Color-Emitting Metallic Gels Could Automatically Detect Ocean Pollution
These funky materials glow in different colors as they react to various conditions in their environment.
This Wearable Ecosystem Can Charge Your Phone
MIT professor Neri Oxman designs microbe-infested clothes that change color and produce solar energy.
Watch a Robot Fly Like a Real Bird
Satyandra Gupta's robotic raven flies so realistically that it gets attacked by a real hawk.
The Military's Robot Dog Just Got More Doglike
The 160lb 'Spot' quadruped can tackle mountains and tight corners thanks to a new rotating motor.
Snakelike Pavilion Can Adjust to its Surroundings
The 'Reptile' exhibition space was developed through the collaboration between freehand tattoo artist Gakkin and architecture firm Rabatanalab.
Neri Oxman's Bacteria-Infested Spacesuits Are Grown, Not Designed
Sure, spacesuits are cool, but the biology simulations used to design them are even cooler.
Here's a Robot Doing the 'Karate Kid' Crane Kick
The Florida Institute for Human Machine Cognition have programmed a Boston Dynamics robot to perform karate acrobatics.
Take An Animated Tour Through The Belly Of A Colorful Cartoon Spaceship
Future Deluxe and Twistedopoly team up to create a breath-taking living spaceship in this short animation.
Baby X, The Intelligent Toddler Simulation, Is Getting Smarter Every Day
New Zealand-based researchers have taught a computer-generated baby how to make faces, read, and speak— could the robot apocalypse really be this adorable?