Robot technology is being used in preparations for future deactivation and remediation work at the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, sharing lessons learned from other decommissioning projects.

When it comes to driving down the cost of wind energy, one simple way of avoiding unnecessary expenditure is to regularly check the blades of wind turbines for damage. By spotting signs of damage ...

Climbing robots that mimic the stickiness of gecko lizard feet could work in space as well as on Earth, ESA has shown, raising the prospect of hull-crawling automatons tending future spacecraft.

A team led by the University of Oxford has developed a new class of soft robots that operate without electronics, motors, or ...

Cape Town may not have the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles patrolling its sewers, but it will soon have a tiny robot equipped to spot signs of troubles in its pipes. The city’s water and sanitation ...

12 legs to bear you across the room. 12 legs to haunt your dreams at night. If you have nightmares about many-legged bugs carrying away your children then stop reading now. (Also, maybe see a ...