Magnetoactive phase transitional matter molded in the shape of a Lego minifigure escapes from a cage (Video: Qingyuan Wang, Chengfeng Pan, Yuanxi Zhang, Zhipeng Chen, Carmel Majidi, Lelun Jiang) This ...

Flight. Invisibility. Mind-reading. Super-strength. These powers have mostly been limited to the realms of science fiction and fantasy, though we’re starting to see robots and computers replicate some ...

Scientists have created a tiny "Terminator 2"-like robot that can melt and resolidify itself on command, enabling it to easily escape from confined spaces. To make the phase-shifting robot, scientists ...

"Robot" made of shape-shifting matter liquefies to escape jail By Michael Irving January 30, 2023 A humanoid "robot" made of a phase-change material shifts from solid and liquid to escape jail, in ...

A magnetic robot that can alternate between solid and liquid form may one day be used on soldering machines, screws for smart assembly and even delivering drugs to your stomach. Researchers at Sun Yat ...

If we’re afraid that they might one day take over the world, wouldn’t teaching robots how to escape from jail not be the wisest decision? Too late, someone already did it. Researchers at Carnegie ...