As part of ESA’s ambitious, long-term Aurora exploration programme, ExoMars will search for traces of life on Mars. The mission requires entirely new technologies for self-controlled robots, built-in ...

Astronauts in orbit could soon be using robots to explore lunar or planetary surfaces without having to expose themselves to the dangers of the extraterrestrial environment. A paper by Kjetil Wormnes ...

Cell-sized robots can sense temperature, make decisions, and move autonomously using nanowatts of power—no external control ...

As part of ESA's ambitious, long-term Aurora exploration programme, ExoMars will search for traces of life on Mars. The mission requires entirely new technologies for self-controlled robots, built-in ...

Human interplanetary exploration is inspirational but it is still, largely, the stuff of science fiction; it is almost 50 years since somebody last set foot on the Moon, and crewed expeditions beyond ...

Next year, a set of sophisticated experiments are planned to utilize the talents of astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) to control robotic hardware on Earth. The tests would ...

Humans aren't the only game in town when it comes to robotics. In the past few years, researchers have been using animals to control and influence robots. From virtual reality to brain-computer ...

Google DeepMind has launched two new AI models, Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER, tailored for robotics applications.

It is in the nature of space exploration for human operators to take control and manage robotic pieces of hardware located many many miles away. It's a way of doing things that opened up neighboring ...

OpenAI's recent wave of hires demonstrates the Microsoft-backed (NASDAQ:MSFT) creator of ChatGPT appears to be pursuing ways to utilize its artificial intelligence expertise to further advance the ...

Picture a robot capable of changing its shape on demand, squishing, bending, or stretching to perform various tasks like navigating tight spaces or retrieving objects. While this may sound like ...