Science Robotics publishes original, peer-reviewed research articles that advance the field of robotics.

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Swarm robots use pairwise interactions to pass information to each other, leading to a global understanding of the swarm’s geometric shape, and subsequently the geometrical shape of the arena in which they reside. Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4A4WYz9
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Introducing Fast Feature Field, an event camera representation for robust robotics perception, learned by predicting future events from past events. Learn how it performed across a variety of robotic platforms in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4yZkWeH
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A new Science #Robotics study shares the AI drone racing approach developed by TU Delft researchers that made MonoRace a winner at the 2025 Abu Dhabi Autonomous Drone Racing Competition. scim.ag/4zzo8O7
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A bicycle robot combines the strengths of wheeled and legged systems to perform acrobatic maneuvers. Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4B9XJb8 @rai_inst
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New in Science #Robotics: @CIS_Penn researchers introduce an event camera representation that enabled robust perception across a robotic car, quadruped robot and flying platform in different lighting and environmental conditions. scim.ag/4yZkWeH
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How did a one-camera drone with no external motion tracking system beat out its autonomous rivals and three champion human pilots on an indoor track? Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4zzo8O7
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New in Science #Robotics: The Ultra Mobility Vehicle bicycle robot leverages its own inertia and momentum to perform jumps, track stands, wheelies and other athletic moves. @rai_inst scim.ag/4B9XJb8
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The October 2026 issue of Science #Robotics is out! This month’s cover depicts a drone deployed with MonoRace, an onboard framework that enables aerial robots to race autonomously at speeds of up to 100 km/h. Learn about this research and more: scim.ag/4i2T4iM
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A new Science #Robotics study introduces ALBATROSS, a hybrid aerial-marine robot that could someday be useful in ocean sensing and disaster response. @sutdsg scim.ag/4d2c3Iu
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Inspired by the novel Hole in the Sky by Daniel H. Wilson, @robinrmurphy cautions that robot demonstration videos sometimes imply greater autonomy or reasoning than facts support. Read more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/3VNIPXU
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A 185-milligram robot flies freely without a transmission, powering its cone-shaped wings with an electrostrictive actuator. It also stands up to crushing impacts. @UCLAengineering Read more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4Avt7R7
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This bioinspired robot can autorotate after aerial deployment to make a soft landing on water and convert to a sailboat—using only three actuators and three primary sensors. @sutdsg Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4d2c3Iu
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New in Science #Robotics: Robot demonstration videos pose issues of reproducibility and legal liability for the community if they imply more autonomy than the facts support. scim.ag/3VNIPXU
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New in Science #Robotics: This tiny robot flies freely without a transmission, using components that are less rigid than in most micro aerial vehicles #MAVs, and could be scaled to create a microrobot swarm. @UCLAengineering scim.ag/4Avt7R7
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A new Science #Robotics study introduces ALBATROSS, a hybrid aerial-marine robot that could someday be useful in ocean sensing and disaster response. @sutdsg scim.ag/4d2c3Iu
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Inspired by the novel Hole in the Sky by Daniel H. Wilson, @robinrmurphy cautions that robot demonstration videos sometimes imply greater autonomy or reasoning than facts support. Read more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/3VNIPXU
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A 185-milligram robot flies freely without a transmission, powering its cone-shaped wings with an electrostrictive actuator. It also stands up to crushing impacts. @UCLAengineering Read more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4Avt7R7
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This bioinspired robot can autorotate after aerial deployment to make a soft landing on water and convert to a sailboat—using only three actuators and three primary sensors. @sutdsg Learn more in Science #Robotics: scim.ag/4d2c3Iu
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A new Science #Robotics study highlights an AI-based tracking approach that can isolate millimeter-scale magnetic robots signals from actuation-induced interference, enabling precise localization in preclinical models. scim.ag/3V3IQH2
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A new study highlights a helical brace that can anchor a telerobotic catheter to stabilize endobronchial optical coherence tomography imaging in live pigs, improving precision and maneuverability in the presence of the dynamic movements of the lungs. scim.ag/4h4Ddkr
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