Grasping and transporting objects is one of the most critical tasks for robots in a variety of fields. This task requires ...

The fields of manufacturing, logistics, and even restaurants are increasingly moving toward automation, with robots being employed for a wide range of tasks. One of the most critical applications of ...

Robot collective Magnetic microrobot swarms act as motors to move millimetre-sized passive objects without physical contact. (Courtesy: MPI-IS) Strong viscous interactions exist in microscale systems, ...

Volunteer astronomers sifting through infrared images from a retired NASA telescope have spotted a faint object racing through space at roughly 1 million miles per hour, fast enough to eventually ...

With their ability to shapeshift and manipulate delicate objects, soft robots could work as medical implants, deliver drugs ...

A team of physicists has pushed the limits of quantum control by cooling the rotational motion of a nanoscale object to its ...

Historically planetary defense research has focused on deflecting asteroids by using momentum to nudge their cosmic course ...

The science fiction blockbuster wowed audiences with its depiction of space travel and more. Here's what NASA staff and other ...

Futuristic control of structure in some materials is being made possible by a physics loophole.

At the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), Jérémie Palacci's research group is venturing into ...

The idea of moving objects without touching them has always been an intriguing idea for humans. In stories, movies, and other such media, it has been portrayed that humans have moved objects using ...