Soft robotics has emerged as a transformative branch of robotics, distinguished by its reliance on highly compliant materials ...

What if the smooth surface of a pond could be a high‑precision robotics workshop? Engineers at the University of Virginia ...

A former surgeon's biology-inspired startup is creating soft robotic cells that could transform how intelligent machines are ...

An inchworm has provided the inspiration for a robot that can move without any rigid parts. The robot mimics a flexing muscle and can be used to inspect sewer pipes or as an explorer on the planet ...

Soft robots have a “cardiovascular” problem. While their bodies can deform and bend, their hearts, the pumps that keep them ...

D printing doesn't let you print extradimensional items, but it is a promising form of manufacturing that might solve a lot ...

Many AI robots appear intelligent as long as they operate in controlled environments. Neuroscientist and robotics researcher ...

If someone asked you to move like a robot and you responded with the fluid art of ballet, your audience would be baffled, yet technically, you would be right. Robots are famous for their ...

A new study shows how elephant trunk skin balances strength and sensitivity, offering clues that could help engineers build ...

From cells that migrate to tissues that heal, nature abounds with systems capable of sensing and adapting to their surroundings. Replicating this level of adaptability in synthetic systems has ...

In a laboratory in Connecticut, a palm-sized silicone robot scrunches up its body to inch forward in a caterpillar-like motion. A brick tips over onto its leg, trapping it as it struggles to move on.

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, ...