Some combinations of material and machine just don't sound right, such as a wooden airplane the size of a jetliner (the Spruce Goose) or an airship full of extremely flammable gas (the Hindenburg).

The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) robots were apparently trained to identify human targets — but were easily fooled when soldiers hid in cardboard boxes, a hilarious ...

It was a morning full of amazement and curiosity for scores of children at the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) as they learned to turn everyday ...

DARPA has trained one of its robots to identify humans. There’s just one little problem: The robot is cartoonishly easy to confuse. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

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ZURI is a DIY, programmable “Paperbot” system, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: The parts are built with paper and cardboard. Plus, the design is modular. By combining leg- and ...