The ME Course Column is a recurring publication about the unique classes and labs that mechanical engineers can take while at the University of Colorado Boulder. Follow the series to understand the ...

Biomedical, bio-inspired, and micro robotics focuses on robotic systems that are closely aligned with biological systems. This includes both robotic systems that are human body-mounted and augment ...

(Nanowerk News) It is a high-speed movement: within fractions of a second the mouthparts of the dragonfly larvae spring forwards to seize its prey. For decades, researchers had assumed that this ...

Eric Markvicka (left), assistant professor of mechanical and materials engineering, holds a tray of liquid metal samples while graduate student Ethan Krings works on a sample at right. Markvicka has ...

Conventional robots, like those used in industry and hazardous environments, are easy to model and control, but are too rigid to operate in confined spaces and uneven terrain. Soft, bio-inspired ...

Autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) operate in an environment that is constantly shifting. Sudden currents, turbulence and ...

BALTIMORE, Md. – In looking for creative inspiration, engineering student Qiyuan Fu finds it in a box, with an interesting occupant. Inside: a real, live snake. “We can definitely learn something from ...

In a groundbreaking initiative, a researcher is harnessing the unique abilities of bats to develop innovative robots that mirror their appearance and behavior. This project underscores the potential ...