Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the little-known "twilight zone," an ecosystem abundant with fish that could soon be ...

Around 1,000 whiskers cover an Asian elephant’s trunk, and they don’t just detect touch. They’re built with what scientists call “physical intelligence,” a design so clever it amplifies signals, ...

New research on elephant trunks is revealing how these animals use touch to explore their surroundings. A peer-reviewed anatomy study and a newer materials-science preprint together show that whiskers ...

A new study from an interdisciplinary German research collaboration, led by the Haptic Intelligence Department at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), reveals the secret to the ...

The material properties change gradually from base to tip for better navigation, more precise manipulation. I’m not sure how robust tapping a 3D printed “wand” against the hallway to confirm your ...