Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept method for programming mechanical properties into solid Lego-like building blocks. By controlling the solidity of hundreds ...

Duke engineers created solid blocks that can reprogram stiffness on demand, enabling robots to change motion without ...

The vision for humanoid robots is one in which they sense and adapt to real-world environments in real-time, exactly as a human would. Like your average human, they combine perception, intelligence ...

Electrically heated elements turn from solids to liquids to provide flexibility to robotic building blocks.

It doesn’t take long after landing in Las Vegas to see the signs of CES 2026. Within minutes, gleaming LED screens announce ...

Focus on One Area: Robotics is broad. You could focus on programming first, then move to electronics, or vice versa. Trying ...