A vehicle that moves in both air and water presents fundamental physical challenges, particularly during the transition from water to air. Imperial College London researchers, inspired by flying squid, developed a robot that handles the water/air transition exceptionally well.
Read MoreA team of researchers at ETH Zürich has tailored a previously designed robot that can walk walls and ceilings—and originally designed to do some fancy filming for Disney—to inspect bridges for corrosion.
Read MoreOther materials stories that may be of interest on April 8, 2014.
Read MoreHarvard engineers designed termite-like robots that can work together to build complex structures without a leader, and other robot advances inspired by nature.
Read MoreScience Magazine has published research suggesting that Japanese scientists have developed a composite skin that is both stretchable and able to conduct electricity, leading researchers at the University of Tokyo…
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