Robotic ‘spiders’ could be the key to building large-scale structures in space, according to ESA’s Advanced Concepts Team. The tiny mechanical spiders would inch their way across large nets of fabric ...

These configurable bots could launch flat and then be assembled in space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A newly designed ...

NASA Ames team created and tested prefabricated voxels standardized reconfigurable building blocks. They built a set of 256 of those blocks—extremely strong 3D structures made with a ...

It'll be joined by a bunch of equally impressive experiments such as machine learning devices and artificial retina prototypes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

With all the sci-fi movies and books at our disposal, and with our imagination fueled even further by the increasingly daring space missions our species is attempting, it's not hard to imagine a ...

What would a space ER look like? Bio-inks, magnetic robots, and fungi-inspired tubes are just some of the futuristic options. By Tatyana Woodall Published Jul 25 ...

Remote-controlled robots could one day build giant solar farms in space, according to a recent trial in the UK. The company used two remotely operated robotic arms to assemble a section of the support ...

A small robotic surgeon was successfully launched to the International Space Station last week. It was joined by a bunch of equally impressive experiments, including machine learning devices and ...

Australian construction robot Charlotte uses sand, crushed brick and recycled glass to 3D print fireproof, floodproof homes ...

The crawling robot, Lemur, was built to help astronauts complete small jobs in space. “Lemur could be an astronauts pet monkey,” says JPL engineer Brett Kennedy who designed the 6-limbed robot. Lemur ...