Soft robots are only as capable as the artificial muscles that drive them, and for years those muscles have forced a trade-off between strength and flexibility. A new magnetic polymer design is ...

Humanoid robots look impressive and have enormous potential to change our daily lives, but they still have a reputation for ...

Researchers in China have unveiled a soft humanoid robot that can shapeshift, float, swim, ...

McGill University engineers have developed ultra-thin materials that can move, fold, and reshape themselves, ...

One day, robots might navigate through your blood vessels to break up clots, deliver targeted chemotherapy or repair ruptured blood vessels more efficiently and effectively than existing tools, ...

McGill University engineers have developed new ultra-thin materials that can be programmed to move, fold and reshape ...

Zhejiang University researchers build a flexible robotic hand that literally “sees around corners,” combining deep learning ...

A spinning 3D printer nozzle creates soft robots with built-in air channels that bend in programmed directions, turning flat ...

“Replacing traditional electric motors with soft, flexible actuators allows machines to perform tasks more safely and in ways that closely mimic the natural movement and softness of human tissue,” he ...

Soft actuation remains the key bottleneck in creating soft robots with flexible deformation and agile locomotion similar to nature creatures. Despite extensive efforts, it remains performance ...

A research team in South Korea has developed a soft robot named Octoid that can mimic the movement and behavior of an octopus in its natural habitat. The robot's "triple-in-one" system enables it to ...

When disaster strikes and buildings collapse, every second counts for emergency responders searching for survivors trapped beneath rubble. Traditional tools often fall short in these dangerous, ...