Beatbot is known for its robotic pool cleaners. Its newest robot is a far more ambitious, state-of-the-art design.

Swimming is one of my favorite things in the whole world. Cleaning a pool, however, is an absolute drag. For my money, pool-cleaning robots are much handier than even standard robovacs. If you have ...

A new aquatic robot inspired by Manta rays has broken the world record for the fastest swimming soft robot. The robot, designed by a team of engineers from North Carolina State University and the ...

Manta rays are elegantly shaped. They swim by flapping their fins like enormous wings, and their gills filter for plankton ...

As technology has improved and the cost of parts has decreased over the last two decades, underwater robots have begun to ...

When it comes to finding alien life on other planets, most astrobiologists will tell you to “follow the water ...

The scientists are now working on a method of laterally steering the robot, with an eye toward future applications such as ocean exploration and aquatic wildlife observation. You can see in it ...

NASA scientists have shared a demonstration of the prototype SWIM robots – designed to withstand outer space seas that humans have never swam in. SWIM, which actually stands for Sensing With ...

JAIA Robotics Inc., which makes underwater drones for data, has raised $1.8 million in funding, according to its filing with ...

Now, the humble bowl of cereal has inspired a new technique for designing and controlling small aquatic robots, which could be used to monitor environmental conditions or spread chemical ...

The researchers initially set out to create a soft, aquatic robot that was simultaneously fast, energy efficient, and highly maneuverable. As is often the case, they looked to nature for inspiration.

As technology has improved and the cost of parts has decreased over the last two decades, underwater robots have begun to play an important role in exploring and working in harsh aquatic conditions.