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This a robot can walk, without electronics, and only with the addition of a cartridge of compressed gas, right off the 3D-printer. It can also be printed in one go, from one material.

Imagine a robot that can walk, without electronics, and only with the addition of a cartridge of compressed gas, right off the 3D-printer. It can also be printed in one go, from one material.

Many of the robotic systems developed in the past decades are inspired by four-legged (i.e., quadruped) animals, such as dogs, cheetahs and horses. By replicating the agile movements of these animals, ...

The low-cost robots walk, run underwater, and work in tough places like space or disaster zones, powered only by air and flexible design.

The more natural-looking stride was achieved by analyzing thousands of virtual humanoid robots walking simultaneously in a simulated digital environment, Figure explained in a recent blog post.

DreamWorks Animation’s “The Wild Robot,” based on Peter Brown’s book of the same name, opened this past fall and became a quiet smash, making $331 million and taking home major awards all ...

In a video (top) shared on X on Tuesday, Figure showed its own humanoid 02 robot performing “learned, natural walking.” Figure’s footage demonstrates the scale of the improvement in walking ...

This was supposed to be the year of The Wild Robot. DreamWorks Animation, which in the past decade had become known mainly for churning out animated sequels, must have known they had something ...

Chinese robotics company Dobot has shown off its humanoid robot, dubbed Atom, preparing a sumptuous breakfast. The video, titled "Rise and Shine with Atom, Your New Breakfast Buddy!" shows the robot ...

The future of robotics is here, and it's walking, rolling and pivoting its way into our lives. Do you think robots like Tron 1 will make our lives safer or introduce new risks we haven't considered?

The Wild Robot lost to Flow in the Best Animated Feature category at the Oscars 2025. Many fans expressed disappointment as they felt The Wild Robot deserved the award more for its emotional weight.