Inspired by the movements of a tiny parasitic worm, engineers have created a 5-inch soft robot that can jump as high as a basketball hoop. Their device, a silicone rod with a carbon-fiber spine, can ...

Now, the “Fan Disc” series, which tells the sequels to those stories, is back as a collection of high-definition remasters. Please enjoy the “afterstories” of those sweet and heartrending ...

China’s halt this month on exports of magnets containing heavy rare earth metals has affected Tesla’s plans to manufacture Optimus robots. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from Shanghai Elon Musk ...

Researchers from Max Born Institute have demonstrated a successful way to control and manipulate nanoscale magnetic bits—the building blocks of digital data—using an ultrafast laser pulse and ...

Humanoid robots ran a half-marathon against humans for the first time on Saturday in Beijing. The race highlighted how far humanoid robots have advanced, and how far they still have to go.

Kris Kraus, a managing director and portfolio manager at investment firm Pimco, joins WSJ’s Take On the Week podcast to talk about indicators on consumer health, and what we should—and shouldn ...

A robot sorts lug nuts before attaching wheels to electric cars at a Zeekr plant in Ningbo, China.Credit...Qilai Shen for The New York Times Supported by By Keith Bradsher Keith Bradsher ...

Researchers have demonstrated a successful way to control and manipulate nanoscale magnetic bits using an ultrafast laser pulse and plasmonic gold nanostructures. (Nanowerk News) All-optical, helicity ...

Flying robots unlock new horizons in construction Potential for airborne construction technologies Date: April 24, 2025 Source: Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology ...

Elon Musk said that "China wants some assurances" that rare-earth magnets supplied to Tesla for its Optimus humanoid robot wouldn't be used for "military purposes."CFOTO/Future Publishing via ...

April 23 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the production of its Optimus humanoid robots had been affected by China's export restrictions of rare earth ...

While the robot’s primary evaluation will focus on cerebral oncology, specifically for performing biopsies, it is also being considered for other applications, such as administering targeted ...