Northwestern Engineering students studying to be mechanical, computer, and electrical engineers – both undergraduate and graduate students – have all come together to build robots that advance ...

Toyota has been quiet on the robotic innovation front for more than a decade. Its last innovation was the release of a bipedal robot with its own battery pack in 2005. Last week, Toyota unveiled its ...

Experienced human cyclists can perform a wide range of maneuvers and acrobatics while riding their bicycle, from balancing in ...

Mechanical and civil engineers have created a new mathematical method to design better structures, machines and versatile computer-controlled robots called "robot manipulators." The research could ...

When ordinary superheroes are no longer enough to defend the world, it's time to call in the giant robots. That's the premise behind DC Mech, a new DC Comics series that blends the Justice League with ...

Jeff Ewing is a critic, entertainment journalist, interviewer, and screenwriter in LA with a life-long love of horror and film history. He has an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon, and a ...

Crave freelancer Tim Hornyak is the author of "Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots." He has been writing about Japanese culture and technology for a decade. E-mail Tim.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ollie Barder covers Japanese pop-culture and gaming from Tokyo. When it comes to the profession of mechanical design, there really ...