University of California, San Diego, graduate student Caleb Christianson explains the development of his eel-inspired robot.

Scientists who designed a marine robot to survey ocean life were inspired by eel larvae.

The device could one day help enable prosthetics deliver richer touch information to users.

The devices, which could one day treat children with esophageal atresia and short bowel, were recently tested in pigs.

Scientists engineered biomaterials similar to those chameleons use to change color and applied them to a robot.

The artificially motorized cells may one day help fight cancers in the female reproductive tract.

Researchers outfitted praying mantises with miniature spectacles to investigate how they see the world. 

New technology could open doors for researchers studying animals’ most complex organ.

A robot’s gentle nudge could add just the right amount of force to improve walking for patients with mobility-impairing ailments such as Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and stroke.