Engineering

Machines that can read and react to social cues may be more acceptable companions and caretakers

A California company has built an automated system that vacuums the fruit straight off trees

Researchers use artificially intelligent bot programs to stimulate collaboration and make people more effective

The U.S. government claims a Syrian crematory is hiding mass prisoner killings

Scientist and author Gregory Benford discusses his latest book, The Berlin Project

A new handheld device integrates LIDAR with a motion sensor, camera, processor and seven-inch touch screen to enable color mapping on the fly

They've been getting better for decades—but we've been demanding more of them

An engineer measured the jumping height and jumps per minute of several mammals before finding the ideal model for a robot that can better maneuver through disaster zones

Ancient stone tools from Kenya shatter the classic story of when and how humans became innovators

The Endless Runway Project poses a futuristic vision that the Netherlands Aerospace Center argues would allow aircraft to land and take off in any direction but the reality would be much different

DARPA is developing microscopic chips to help crack down on knockoff parts destined for weapons and satellite systems

You can't carry everything you need from Earth, so researchers made 3-D–printed shapes with mocked-up Mars dust