Much like a silkworm uses a single thread to swaddle itself in a cocoon, a new kind of robot spins a single strand of material around its body to build custom-shaped fiberglass structures. Each robot, ...

If you are growing tired of spinning your own fidget spinner, you might be interested in making a robot which can help spin your device automatically, allowing you to enjoy the extra time to do ...

Researchers at the Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, present a robotics concept in which temporary robot embodiments and movement pathways are spun in situ from a polymer solution. They ...

Silk worms may no longer be alone in spinning a home from scratch. Researchers at MIT in the US have used swarms of robots that can spin tailored fibres in parallel to build architectural scale ...

Bacteria is amazing. We've found bacteria we've never seen on the ISS, and even bacteria that can eat forever chemicals. But what do you get when you combine a Raspberry Pi, 12 motorized arms, and ...