Octopus-inspired robot can climb ladders and walls
New research highlights how mimicking nature makes for great design
Despite a flashy design, Elon Musk's Neuralink has little substance
Neuralink is one in a long line of brain-machine interfaces developed over the past 50 years
Soap bubbles are better than robotic drones for pollination
But there's no ecological substitute for real bees
Surgeons can feel a robot’s hands performing surgeries for them
Scientists at Texas A&M developed a system using electrical pulses to help surgeons using the hands feel what they are doing
Robotic skins might enable the next generation of space exploration
Light and adaptable robotic skins can turn inanimate objects into multifunctional robots