Explore 15 real-world innovations where animal biology inspired modern technology, from robots to raincoats and more.

Researchers in China have developed a robot that identifies different plant species at various stages of growth by “touching” their leaves with an electrode. The robot can measure properties such as ...

Trovador is the name of Bernardino and Mendonça’s robot, a six-legged creation enabled with artificial intelligence to ...

Discover a journey through the latest technological innovations shaping our future. From Polyphytes Liquid Prin 3D printing ...

Scientists have replicated the ingenious seed-delivery system used by wild oats, resulting in a seed-carrying bio-hybrid "robot." Scores of the tiny devices could one day be utilized for much easier, ...

Foraging pangolins already dig in the dirt, so why not get them planting trees while they're at it? Well, training them would be pretty hard, which is why a California high school student named ...

A bee-like robot currently under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is part of a new generation of bots inspired by creepy crawlies. The machine, which weighs less than a ...

Over the past decades, roboticists have introduced a wide range of advanced systems that can move around in their ...

Researchers have developed a bird-like robot capable of walking, hopping, and leaping into flight. Named RAVEN (Robotic Avian-inspired Vehicle for multiple Environments), the design features ...