I have always been very interested in building objects and creating robots, but who isn't? Robots are the coolest. I've always thought they were great and wanted to work on them, but it took me a ...

It might soon be easy to build living robots — because they'll build themselves. New Scientist reports Harvard University, Tufts University and University of Vermont researchers have learned that ...

Researchers at Harvard University have created polymer-based, cell-like structures capable of self-reproducing—one of the most fundamental characteristics of life. The system does not use any of the ...

ITHACA, N.Y. -- One of the dreams of both science fiction writers and practical robot builders has been realized, at least on a simple level: Cornell University researchers have created a machine that ...

The world’s first “living robots” are now capable of something that’s essential to the survival of any species: reproduction. Known as Xenobots, the organisms use an entirely novel form of biological ...

Self-incompatibility (SI) is a sophisticated reproductive strategy that prevents self-fertilisation and maintains genetic variability in flowering plants. This mechanism involves highly specific ...