HydroSpread, a breakthrough fabrication method, lets scientists build ultrathin soft robots directly on water. These tiny, ...

Fixing underground water pipes usually means digging up roads and sidewalks — a process that's disruptive and expensive. However, researchers at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. are working on ...

Orpheus, a small AUV built by Orpheus Ocean, has completed six dives to depths of 3.5 miles. The AUV, based in New Bedford, is designed to explore extreme ocean depths and collect data. The company ...

Most robots depend on controlled environments, because the real world is hard to get around in. The smaller the robot, the bigger this problem because little wheels (or legs) can take only little ...

The little red robots appear to be little more than a pair of wheels, but in between these are tiny computers that provide their smarts. During the recent test, the robots could be seen navigating ...

NEW BEDFORD – Orpheus is less than a year old but is precocious. The undersea robot built by Orpheus Ocean has already made six dives to 3.5 miles beneath the ocean’s surface. The bright orange ...