Soft digital logic emulates the thought process of an electronic computer and the feel of a human hand A soft robot, attached to a balloon and submerged in a transparent column of water, div... Read more
Rutgers engineers’ unique smart materials change shape as temperatures change Rutgers University–New Brunswick engineers have created flexible, lightweight materials with 4D printing that co... Read more
In the blockbuster Terminator movie franchise, an evil robot morphs into different human forms and objects and oozes through narrow openings, thanks to its “liquid-metal” composition. Althou... Read more
A new, modular soft robotic arm gives deep-sea researchers better dexterity for embracing delicate sea life The human arm can perform a wide range of extremely delicate and coordinated movem... Read more
New technology has biomedical, soft robot and other applications Rutgers University–New Brunswick engineers have created a 3D-printed smart gel that walks underwater and grabs objects and mo... 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
Researchers in Oregon State University’s College of Engineering have taken a key step toward the rapid manufacture of flexible computer screens and other stretchable electronic devices, incl... Read more
Researchers at Harvard University have built soft robots inspired by nature that can crawl, swim, grasp delicate objects and even assist a beating heart, but none of these devices has been a... Read more
Great potential as soft robotic material of the future Scientists at Waseda University may have come a step closer to innovating soft robots to care for people. Its material, however, is som... Read more
In the basement of the Engineering Center at CU Boulder, a group of researchers is working to create the next generation of robots. But instead of the metallic droids you may be imagining, t... Read more
Origami-inspired muscles are both soft and strong, and can be made for less than $1 Soft robotics has made leaps and bounds over the last decade as researchers around the world have e... Read more
Biochemical engineers at Johns Hopkins University have used sequences of DNA molecules to induce shape-changing in water-based gels, demonstrating a new tactic to produce soft robots and “sm... Read more
A newly developed vine-like robot can grow across long distances without moving its whole body. It could prove useful in search and rescue operations and medical applications. Imagine rescue... Read more
A team of engineering researchers has made a fundamental advance in controlling so-called soft robots, using magnetic fields to remotely manipulate microparticle chains embedded in soft robo... Read more
One of the impediments to developing miniaturized, “squishy” robots is the need for an internal power source that overcomes the power-to-weight ratio for efficient movement. An international... Read more
