If you thought by now we'd have flying cars, Moon bases and nanotechnology making us like Superman or something -- you know you're wrong. Your consolation prize? A robotic tail called the Arque.

Regular Giz readers will have seen countless crazy homebrew inventions powered by the DIY Arduino platform—but this could be the strangest yet. How about a robotic tail that’s controlled by RFID “mood ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Millions of years after the ancestors of humans evolved to lose their tails, a research team at Japan’s Keio University have built a robotic one they say could help unsteady ...

Astronauts train for life in microgravity, where small movements create momentum and stasis requires handholds and tethers. The concepts of “floor” and “ceiling” cease to be meaningful. As the day ...

TOKYO, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Millions of years after the ancestors of humans evolved to lose their tails, a research team at Japan’s Keio University has built a robotic one they say could help unsteady ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO — If you’re prone to tripping or ...

Given that they're such naturally proficient swimmers, the physical structure of fish is increasingly being copied in the design of underwater robots. Scientists have now discovered that by adjusting ...

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