A soft robotic arm would be ideal to disarm bombs. "If it is blown off, you can add a cheap new one, as opposed the costly, complicated metal arm," he said.

There was a time when quadruped robots were only available to deep-pocketed corporate clients, but we're now seeing less-pricey miniature models hitting the market. One of the latest, the XGO 2 ...

DreamWorks’ The Wild Robot — from How to Train Your Dragon director Chris Sanders — is the best animated movie of the year.

The hand, developed at Switzerland’s EPFL, can detach from an arm, crawl around on its own, grab small objects, and bring them back before reattaching itself.

The studio, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, will showcase “The Wild Robot” footage on June 11 with a filmmaker presentation from writer and director Chris Sanders (“The Croods”).