More than just robotics, the stick-in-socket building set encourages kids to manifest the wonders they create in their minds.

Newly developed mathematical rules allow virtual swarms of tiny robots to build without blueprints. In computer simulations, the robots built honeycomb-like structures without ever following - or even ...

Just like bees, the individual robots in this simulation have no master plan. Simply by responding to local cues, they are able to construct honeycomb-like structures. The method could presage a new ...

DigiKey, the leading global electronic components and automation products distributor, is offering a free webinar with ...

Robots come in a vast array of shapes and sizes. By definition, they’re machines that perform automatic tasks and can be operated by humans, but sometimes work autonomously – without human help. Most ...

MIT researchers have created a speech-to-reality system that lets users speak an object into existence, turning natural ...

“iSTEAM!” Yang Chi-cheung, 12, and four schoolmates, announced in chorus, their faces beaming with delight. iSTEAM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), arts (A), ...

On a Tuesday afternoon at a Denver public school, a group of elementary students gather around tables piled with Lego bricks, laughing and chatting as they carefully follow instructions to assemble ...

Scientists have been working for years to create robots powered by living muscle tissue. These biohybrid robots combine ...

The Congressional Robotics Caucus says a unified strategy is needed for U.S. economic and military competitiveness.