Robot companions can fill the void of having a pet in the home, albeit without nearly as much of a mess or upkeep with them ...

In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the ...

Microplastics are found in oceans and waterways all over the world. We are only just beginning to understand the damage they ...

Real guppies respond to Robofish—a 3D-printed plastic model with a vaguely realistic paint job—as if it were a real schoolmate. Researchers used different-sized Robofish to show that guppy schools ...

He walks, he talks, he runs and he plays. He’s “Waldog,” an AI-powered robot that is making the rounds in the northern city of Monterrey, Mexico, to raise awareness about animal abuse and welfare.

A four-legged robot now walks like a living, breathing creature—no rehearsals, no manual tweaks. Researchers at the University of Leeds designed it to move, react, and adapt entirely on its own.

Engineers at Oxford University have developed a rapid, ultra-low-cost method for manufacturing soft robots using common lab equipment. The method has been published in Advanced Science. The new ...

Step into a world where animals are reimagined as larger-than-life machines in The Robot Zoo, open now through August 16, 2026. Originally developed in the 1990s, The Robot Zoo transforms familiar ...

Watch the creation of a robotic fox built using 3D printing, Arduino electronics, and Fusion 360 design. This project ...

The latest TED talk feels a few years ahead of its time. Featuring Markus Fischer, the head of corporate design for German tech company Festo, the video shows what appears to be a sort of stiff ...

Of course, ethorobotics is not a substitute for humans carefully observing and studying other animals, but it's clear we can learn a lot from the use of robots in our attempts to learn more about a ...