Researchers from the University of Leeds have developed an AI system that enables a four-legged robot to adapt its walking style and mimic the movements of a real animal in unfamiliar terrain. With ...

A robotic rat learned how to befriend real rats using AI. The wheeled rat was designed to provide companionship for lab rats, which can live pretty secluded and lonely lives. The robots have movements ...

YouTuber Zac Alsop entered a robot dog in a real dog competition. The robot dog is named Roobot, punningly named after Alsop's real dog, Roo. Roo is not a fan of his robot doppelganger, although he ...

University students in South Africa have introduced a new humanoid robotics research platform, highlighting advancements in robotics technology. Stellenbosch University’s Department of Electrical and ...

A visualization of Tiktaalik roseae, an extinct aquatic animal with fossils that shed light on the evolution of land animals from marine animals millions of years ago. Nobu Tamura via Wikimedia ...

Robot Dreams and Flow are both silent movies, with a lot of emphasis on the characters’ physicality and how they express themselves without words. Survival adventure Flow is very grounded in how real ...

Brian Wolslegel’s newest deer decoy, seen with two real deer, emits body heat designed to fool poachers using thermal rifle scopes. Credit: Brian Wolslegel Brian Wolslegel’s remote-controlled animals ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — They look, move and even smell like the kind of furry Everglades marsh rabbit a Burmese python would love to eat. But these bunnies are robots meant to lure the giant invasive ...

A robot posing as a tough male crab recently challenged real crabs to a showdown during mating season — and the videos are hilarious. The robot, nicknamed "Wavy Dave," infiltrated fiddler crab (Afruca ...