Scientists are using robots to explore underground lava tunnels, offering a safer way to prepare for future human missions in ...

Out in the depths of space, in our solar system and beyond, there exist a vast variety of worlds. There are gas giant planets bigger than Jupiter, and extremely hot planets that orbit so close to ...

A European team has taken a bold step in space robotics with a new mission concept, published in Science Robotics, designed ...

Scientists have developed a suite of robotic systems and planners enabling robots to explore more quickly, probe the darkest corners of unknown environments, and create more accurate and detailed maps ...

The Legged Exploration of the Aristarchus Plateau (LEAP) mission is a concept study funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) to design a robot to explore some of the most challenging lunar terrains.

Researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) have developed a biomimetic soft robot inspired by earthworms, utilizing a peristaltic movement for locomotion. The robot's design incorporates ...

In our search for life beyond Earth, the ocean worlds — icy moons with deep seas — have become primary targets. But these exotic moons have one problem: Their oceans, which astrobiologists think may ...