Before becoming a hero of the Star Wars Universe, R2-D2 had a single goal in its robotic life: repair spaceships damaged in battle or elsewhere, including while said ships were still on the move. And ...

Researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have achieved a first by developing an origami robot that can change shape, move around, and interact with objects and people. By ...

“Our aim with Mori3 is to create a modular, origami-like robot that can be assembled and disassembled at will depending on the environment and task at hand,” says Jamie Paik, director of the ...

NASA is focusing increasingly on interplanetary missions to faraway places like Mars, and such highly ambitious voyages will require robotic equipment to assist astronauts with a range of tasks. Mori3 ...

Packing a full-sized robot for space travel could pose a bit of a challenge as rockets headed to the Moon, or maybe even Mars, might be a little cramped. The solution: a modular robot that can be ...

A team of researchers at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have achieved a first in the world of modular robotics by developing an origami robot that can change shape, move around and ...