Propellers make flying easy. Flapping wings do not. Maker Max Imagination still built ESP-FLUTTER, a 70 g remote-controlled butterfly that lifts off on its own wings, glows at night with LEDs along ...

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has published ISO 21423:2026, a new international standard for communication and interoperability among industrial mobile robots (IMRs), regardless of ...

A 3D-printed, turbojet-powered RC aircraft called Kingchaser hit 273 mph on its very first flight, and the team behind it says it's built to reach 550 mph and take the record for the fastest ...

MIT has embedded innovative sensors inside 3D-printed hinges, which means that lamps can respond to squeezes and gloves can ...

A University of Bristol student has won international recognition for developing an affordable Braille printer inspired by his blind grandfather.

As demand for face shields and other personal protective equipment (PPE) has skyrocketed, volunteer 3D printers have stepped in to support doctors, nurses and first responders, who are all in danger ...

Can robots grow their own sensors? 9 scientists have created a moth-inspired machine that uses artificial blood and UV light ...

Bambu Lab turned desktop 3D printing into a consumer hit, Noetix launched a humanoid robot at RMB 9,998, and DeepSeek began ...

Together with ChatGPT, I tried creating an original mecha that transforms from a crab into a rabbit-type robot.This time, I ...

Certain expensive hobbies might actually benefit from a 3D printer, like if you garden, use drones, love smart tech, or are a ...

Rivian is adding on-demand 3D printers at its Normal plant. Beck says the machines pay for themselves within a year and cut ...

Charles Goulding and Ari Willick discuss three ways Rockwell Automation is applying its industrial automation expertise to ...