Plenty of kids (even big kids) are enamored of the thought of building their own working robots. The reality is, that’s usually easier said than done. Even some of the more renowned electronics ...

When we talk about solutions to the pressing concerns of deforestation, mass extinction, and climate change, we tend to think big. Designers try to engineer electric airliners. Drought-ridden ...

PART MUST COURTESY GEORGIA TECH. For Reuters customers only. It looks like a sloth and behaves like a sloth. (SOUNDBITE) (English) PROFESSOR MAGNUS EGERSTEDT, GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SAYING: ...

Have you ever seen a wet sloth? They’re pretty scary. If that’s not bad enough, how do you feel about a robotic one? Named the X-4 “Sloth”, this is one of [222Doc’s] hardest projects to date — a ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. SlothBot is a slow-moving and energy-efficient robot that can linger in the trees to monitor animals, plants, and the environment below, ...

Because sloths move very slowly – when they move at all – they burn relatively few calories, thus requiring little food. Scientists have now applied that principle to a sluggish but energy-efficient ...

From backflipping cheetahs to robo-dogs that mimic man’s best friend, some of today’s most incredible robots have taken their inspiration from the animal kingdom. Now, robotics engineers at Georgia ...