A California-based technology company has launched the world's first mass-produced native color light detection and ranging (lidar) sensor, which captures 3D spatial and color data simultaneously.

Wheeled mobile robots (WMRs) are a type of robotic system capable of perceiving their environment and self-status through sensors, achieving goal-oriented autonomous motion in complex environments to ...

Underwater octopuses change their body color and texture in the blink of an eye to blend perfectly into their surroundings when evading predators or capturing prey. They transform their bodies to ...

How often does a material shift its color and surface texture on demand, then return to baseline as if nothing happened? A recent line of cephalopod-inspired engineering points to an answer that looks ...

Researchers built OCTOID, a soft robot that shifts color and shape like an octopus, responding to electrical signals, blending with surroundings, and grasping objects. (Nanowerk News) Underwater ...