For all their technological brilliance, from navigating distant planets to performing complex surgery, robots still struggle ...

Exposure to soft robots decreases human fears about working with them Date: December 5, 2023 Source: Washington State University Summary: Seeing robots made with soft, flexible parts in action ...

Most humanoid robots pick things up with their hands – but that's not how we humans do it, particularly when we're carrying something bulky. We use our chests, hips and arms as well – and that ...

Engineers at MIT have devised an ingenious new way to produce artificial muscles for soft robots that can flex in more than one direction, similar to the complex muscles in the human body.

Robots are becoming increasingly integrated into everyday environments—from homes and hospitals to factories and farms.

A small soft robot composed of strategically magnetized polymers could one day find its way into human bodies.

A tiny, soft, flexible robot that can crawl through earthquake rubble to find trapped victims or travel inside the human body to deliver medicine may seem like science fiction, but an ...

Now, engineers at EPFL have unveiled a customizable soft robotic system that mimics real-world touch through shape-shifting modules powered by compressed air.

A newly developed wrist-inspired soft actuator capable of bidirectional torsion promises to transform soft robotics.

Hydrogel of the Future The research team hopes that this material could be applied to other biomedical technologies or be used in soft robotics.