Small robotic devices have been developed by researchers at the University of Washington that can modify the way they fly through the air by folding themselves into a more compact form while they are ...

The days of waiting for a swallowed item to pass through the body may soon be gone, thanks to a tiny pill-size origami robot. Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers recently developed a ...

An "origami robot" that unfolds itself to perform remote-controlled surgery in the stomach has undergone laboratory tests. The small rectangular device, swallowed in a dissolvable capsule, is steered ...

Scientists have made a breakthrough in science fiction, which has become a reality, by creating the world’s first semi-human robot in a fusion of art from the Stone Age and advanced technology in ...

In experiments involving a simulation of the human esophagus and stomach, researchers at MIT, the University of Sheffield, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have demonstrated a tiny origami robot ...

The arm uses origami for its construction. Lightweight plastic is folded in construction. The arm is designed to assist people with disabilities. WORCESTER — When someone envisions a robotic arm, they ...

McGill University engineers have developed ultra-thin materials that can move, fold, and reshape themselves, ...