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Science & Nature Icefin under the sea ice. Rob Robbins, USAP DiverIt may look like a long, narrow tube, but this robot is useful...

Maxfield Weakley/Shutterstock A surprising amount of technology is inspired by animals. Raptors packing Sidewinder missiles shoot down the occasional suspicious balloon. Scientists deploy robotic sloths to collect vital ecological data. Spot the mechanical dog patrols for malefactors on a Hyundai factory floor. That said, humans tend to pick classically charismatic animals when it comes to

Story by Ioanna Lykiardopoulou Ioanna is a writer at SHIFT. She likes the transition from old to modern, and she's all about shifting perspectives. Ioanna is a writer at SHIFT. She likes the transition from old to modern, and she's all about shifting perspectives. The decline of pollinators, particularly bees, is having a grave impact

Meet the son of Robotuna. MITMIT scientists created what could be the Legos of affordable, adaptable robotics. The post This robot eel could be...

Leopard 2A6 tanks seen in Germany in June, 2018, during a training event. US Army / Rolyn KropfThe experimental bot in question is called...

Researchers have created a new phase-shifting material by embedding magnetic neodymium-iron-boron microparticles in gallium, a metal with a very low melting point. The post Shape-Shifting...

For some residents of San Francisco, the robotic future of driving is just a tap away. Ride-hailing services from GM subsidiary Cruise and Alphabet company Waymo allow them to summon a driverless ride with an app. But some riders have become perhaps too comfortable with the technology.In a letter filed with a California regulator yesterday, city agencies complained that

In 2023, there are cameras and microphones that match and surpass the capabilities of human sight and sound. But for all of our technological advancements, humans haven’t quite managed to build a better nose. After all, evolution has had millions of years to perfect the receptors humans, animals and inspects use to identify odors. But