Most robots are inspired by humans, dogs, or insects. But a team from Duke University has just shown that the most efficient ...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — A robot being developed at Duke University is almost ready to face the world, in any direction. Instead of trying to copy symmetrical shapes from nature by building robots that ...

A weird 20-legged machine could change how scientists think about the ideal robot form. For decades, roboticists have been inspired by the natural world, building machines that resemble humans, dogs, ...