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Scientists have been analysing the way birds jump when they take-off to help us understand why they simply don’t just fall over when attempting to fly. ...

Scientists have unlocked the secrets of how some predatory spiders catch their prey while hunting by successfully training one to jump different distances and heights for the first time. The study, conducted by researchers at *The University of Ma...

Jumping robot spiders and swarms of robotic bees sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers at The University of Manchester are already working on such projects and aiming to lead the world in micro robotics.   ...

  Can you imagine travelling to work in a robotic “Jonnycab” like the one predicted in the cult Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Total Recall? The image from 1990 is based on science fiction, but Mercedes Benz does have a semi-autonomous Driver Pil...

Control. We all like to think we have it, but is it all just an illusion? It might seem like a very existential question but it plays an important part in our acceptance of new technologies, especially when it comes to robots. Even if we perso...

A team of scientists have created a new generation of tiny remote controlled nanorobots which could one day allow doctors to diagnose disease and deliver drugs from within the human body. ...

Humanoid robots are a vanity project: an attempt to create artificial life in our own image – essentially trying to play God. The problem is, we’re not very good at it.  ...

Researchers at The University of Manchester will lead a new multimillion pound robotic and artificial intelligence (AI) programme aiming to clean up the world’s nuclear waste. ...

A team of researchers has published the first study to show that each one of us has a unique 'control profile' that can be extracted by computer. ...

The University of Manchester is leading a consortium to investigate advanced technologies, including robotics and artificial intelligence, for the operation and maintenance of offshore windfarms. ...

University of Manchester scientists are leading a team which is to comprehensively map some of the world’s most radioactive sites using sensing technology mounted on an advanced robotic vehicle. ...

The University of Manchester is to lead a consortium to build the next generation of robots that are more durable and perceptive for use in nuclear sites. ...

The University of Manchester’s Professor Danielle George MBE is getting behind the wheel this Christmas on BBC 4 as she drag races an electric Tesla against a petrol powered supercar. ...

Two pioneering engineering graduates from The University of Manchester have launched a DIY walking robot which anyone can build with 3D printing technology. ...

The Manchester Festival of Social Science takes place from the 5th - 12th November and includes over 40 exciting and engaging events taking place in venues across the city. ...

Jaw-dropping and hair-raising science experiments will be the order of the day during the latest Spectacular Science takeover of Manchester Museum. ...

This year Manchester’s famous music scene is home to another breakthrough - a Robot Orchestra. Made by children, and performing all styles of music from classical to soul, the Robot Orchestra will make its public debut on Wednesday 26 October at the ...

The next technological breakthroughs to power a new industrial revolution – dubbed Industry 4.0 – are being showcased to a delegation of Taiwanese experts as part of a fact-finding mission to the UK led by The University of Manchester. The delegat...

A flagship project which launched a range of prototype computer platforms to support brain research - including one based at The University of Manchester - has just received an €89 million boost from the European Commission. The ‘Human Brain Proje...

Professor David Leigh of The University of Manchester’s School of Chemistry has been recognised as one of the world’s top scientists, by being awarded with a Royal Society Research Professorship. Professor Leigh is a leading supramolecular chemist...

Danielle George, Professor of Microwave Communication Engineering at The University of Manchester, has been presented with the 2016 Rooke Award by the Royal Academy of Engineering for her efforts to promote the subject to the public. Her work on exci...

Youngsters from across Greater Manchester were wowed by the inspiration given to them by The University of Manchester’s own Women of Wonder. Dozens of Year 9 and 10 students from schools representing Manchester, Bury and Rochdale gathered at the U...

The University of Manchester is hailing a double success, as the efforts of two of its leading lights have been recognised by the Queen in her 90th birthday honours list. Professor Danielle George and Marcia Ody have both received MBEs to acknowledge...

Town hall will become the city’s largest laboratory as scientists from across the city join forces for Manchester Day’s Brain Box attraction. During the town hall takeover, collaborators from the city’s universities, museums and other societies a...

Professor of Radio Frequency Engineering Danielle George has spoken about the value of citizen science, and the importance of raising public awareness of the positive impact engineering has on the world, at the annual Cockcroft Rutherford lecture for...

Children from 20 schools across Greater Manchester have joined forces with engineers from Siemens, music experts from the Hallé Orchestra and academics from The University of Manchester to create musical robots for the University’s ‘robot orchestra’ ...

The organisers of an exciting new interactive project which has been launched in Manchester are appealing for volunteers to take part. The Robot Orchestra initiative aims to create an environmentally-friendly orchestra made up of ‘robots’ playing ...

A flagship European project involving more than 100 universities and research centres has launched a range of prototype computer platforms to support brain research – and Manchester is right at the centre of it. The ‘Human Brain Project’ has relea...

One person’s junk can be someone else’s Robot Orchestra – an engineering pioneer from The University of Manchester will reveal how discarded technology and everyday items from around the home can be put to new and exciting uses. Professor Danielle...

Students from the University of Manchester have won the European Major League Hackathon season for the second time. Manchester regained its crown from King’s College London by beating 2000 students from 300 universities from across Europe at a series...