GEORGETOWN, Del. — On a summer afternoon, sunshine bathed the farmland, and what’s growing, in much-needed light. “We're focusing on strawberries,” said Adam Stager of TRIC Robotics. Synonymous with ...

Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created organic robots that are powered by 3D-printed muscle cells and controlled with electrical pulses. These “bio-robots” are the ...

Researchers from Harvard University have built a miniature robotic stingray that straddles the line between organic and synthetic. As a bio-hybrid, the soft robot is fueled by light-activated heart ...

Sept. 6 -- Lean in too close and it will recoil, even closer and it may hiss and shake its tentacles. It may take an interest in your face or hands, or it might choose to wash itself in the nearby ...