In the world of robots, the intracellular forces translate to inter-unit tangential force, enabled by eight motorized gears along each robot’s circular exterior, which allow them to move around each ...

Researchers have engineered groups of robots that behave as smart materials with tunable shape and strength, mimicking living ...

Rapid, localized heat management is essential for electronic devices and could have applications ranging from wearable materials to burn treatment. While so-called thermoelectric materials convert ...