After a hard night of slug busting, the robot returns home and unloads its victims into a fermentation tank. While the SlugBot recharges, the fermentation tank turns the slug sludge into electricity.

Solar-powered weeding robots are helping cotton farmers tackle labor shortages and herbicide-resistant weeds with AI technology that identifies and removes weeds without chemicals.

When designing new robots, engineers often look to nature for inspiration. They base their robots on the designs and ...