The design was inspired by robots from pop culture like R2-D2 from "Star Wars" and Disney's "WALL-E." Chief operating officer Franck de Visme says BUDDY is especially helpful for children ...

Mesmerized with trinkets of Earth's history and show tunes, WALL-E is alone on Earth except for a sprightly pet cockroach. One day, EVE, a sleek (and dangerous) reconnaissance robot, is sent to ...

The paper, by G. Gu at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China, and colleagues was titled, "Soft wall-climbing robots." ...