Seoul National University

Researchers have developed a new springing mechanism for robots that enables them to jump many times their own height at just the right time, a technology they have demonstrated in their so-called JumpRoACH leaping micro-bot.

As strange as it sounds, the future of skin care could involve tiny robots powered by changes in humidity. This week, a group of researchers shared their research into creating such devices, inspired by the slow motions of plants.

Researchers from Seoul National University have developed a "bioelectronic nose" that could be used on location to detect bacteria in water. It is reportedly more sensitive than existing techniques.

Researchers have created an insect-inspired robot that can exert 16 times its body weight on the water's surface and jump off of it.

A team of scientists and engineers have used graphene just one atom thick mounted on a microchip, to create what they claim is the world's thinnest incandescent light-bulb

A new app released by Samsung aims to improve the lives of children suffering from autism by presenting a fun, smartphone or tablet-based developmental aide. It's designed to improve the quality of life for those growing up with autism by aiding in the development of basic social skills.

Billions of cigarette butts are discarded around the world each year, but new research suggests they could be set for a new lease on life with scientists demonstrating that used filters can be transformed into a high-performance supercapacitor component.

Mood Map is an art exhibit created by New York-based E/B Office that visualizes the mood of the South Korean people by analyzing their tweets.

A Korean household robot prepared a salad at Robot World 2012.

A new laser-based injection system offers hope of taking the “ouch” out of injections.

Seoul National University’s Multiscale Biomimetic Systems Laboratory has developed a new biomimetic “electronic skin” that is inexpensive, yet sensitive enough to “feel” a drop of water.

Researchers from MIT, Harvard University and Seoul National University have developed a robotic earthworm called Meshworm that moves using peristalsis.