When designing actuators involves too many variables for humans to test by hand, this system can step in. An automated system developed by MIT researchers designs and 3-D prints complex robo... Read more
To develop micro- and biomimetic-robots, artificial muscles and medical devices, actuating materials that can reversibly change their volume under various stimuli are researched in the past... Read more
If Star Wars’ R2-D2 is your idea of a robot, think again. Researchers led by a University of Houston engineer have reported a new class of soft robot, composed of ultrathin sensing, actuatin... Read more
Rutgers materials scientists discover powerful effect that could benefit robotics, aviation, medicine and other fields Imagine repeatedly lifting 165 times your weight without breaking a swe... Read more