Researchers from the University of Michigan and UC San Diego (UCSD) studied tail-assisted midair reorientation in robots and found that mammals have already optimized this movement efficiently. Their ...

The development of hard, keratinized skin appendages like claws, scales, feathers, and hair, which are essential for catching ...

(Yes, even dolphins.) But in the churn of natural selection, some mammals ended up with appendages that look like they should be found on a reptile, bird, or insect. That’s convergent evolution ...

One trending technique among satellite designers is to engineer systems and components that fold away, making them easier to ...

Our hands perform thousands of complex tasks every day – can artificial intelligence help robots match these extraordinary human appendages? The human hand is one of the most staggeringly ...

Adorned with gossamer, leaf-shaped appendages over their entire bodies, they are perfectly outfitted to blend in with the seaweed and kelp formations they live amongst. Endemic to the waters off ...

HEFEI — Inspired by the agility of elephant trunks and octopus tentacles, a team of scientists from a Chinese university has developed a highly dexterous spiral soft robot arm comparable to the ...