Although magnetically controlled soft robots have been around, this oozing version may invoke new feelings of terror, with AI-dystopian characteristics that would be a hallmark of any movie involving ...

Automation is getting a little out of control these days. Recent advances in the world of robotics have unleashed autonomous bodegas, sock-puppet style robo-servants, and even AI-powered dinosaurs.

Army and MIT’s way of linking metamaterials makes building a super mileage vehicles, like this one from collaborators Toyota Automotive Society, possible. Supermileage vehicles aim to get the most ...