A new science documentary series looks at how nature can help humanity solve some of the world’s biggest problems, and one of the episodes features a Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering ...

The documentary “My Robot Sophia” tells the story of David Hanson‘s quest to create a human-like robot who can feel emotions and learn to care. Sophia is powered by artificial intelligence ...

A bee-like robot currently under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is part of a new generation ...

A robot made of several smaller robotic pieces can autonomously transform its body into shapes best suited for a particular task. The bot primarily consists of wheeled, cubic “modules” that ...

Andy Altman covered all things science and tech. He led production on CNET's award-winning limited documentary series Hacking the Apocalypse. He also created and co-hosted our video series What ...

They are renaissance researchers whose work falls somewhere within the intersection of biology, physics, mathematics, computer science, engineering, and robotics.

A new series puts Hollywood’s stamp on innovative science, with interesting results. Premiering November 1 on the National Geographic Channel, Breakthrough is a series of six hour-long ...

NOVA, the venerable science and technology series on public television, is currently running a documentary about people with robotic limbs called “Augmented.” The film chronicles the journey ...