An individual "M-Block" robot is simple and not very useful, but if you bring the fleet together, they can link up to form new shapes and structures. The M-Blocks were designed at MIT’s Computer ...
Out of all the cool-looking forms that robots can take – humanoid, dogs, fish, crocodiles, snakes, birds, or disembodied arms – a cube seems like a pretty boring choice. But MIT’s new take on the ...
What if robots could reassemble themselves at will? The liquid metal cyborg in Terminator was terrifyingly useful. It could look like anyone, repair shotgun blasts, even turn its hand into a murderous ...