Phase-change actuation has been revived for the era of untethered, electrically driven soft robots. Our team at the University of Coimbra have developed a phase transition soft actuator designed ...

The study, published today in the journal Science Robotics, shows how a soft robot can use suction flow not just to stick to things, but also to sense its environment and control its own actions ...

These robots, which are modeled after the roadside inflatable tube dancers, move in unison and independently thanks only to airflow and physical structure.

Soft robots are revolutionizing the world of technology. Advancing robotics in automation, a team of researchers from the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has developed Leafbot ...

Researchers reveal the physics of jumping shell structures, improving control and agility in soft robots inspired by the mechanics of a simple popper toy.

Together, they are breaking new ground in biomimetic systems and soft robotics, pushing the boundaries of robotics to a human-like level. Meeting Clone’s Visionaries ...

Electric eels inspire novel “jelly” batteries for soft robotics, wearables Another team built a lithium-ion battery with electrolyte layer that expands by 5,000%.

Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson talks about a soft, vine-like robot called SPROUT that aids safe survivor rescues in collapsed buildings.

The Hybrid Heart, a soft robotic total artificial heart, offers a breakthrough in treating end-stage heart failure with improved biocompatibility and function.

The field of “soft robotics”, which involves the construction of robots from soft, pliable substances rather than the chrome-polished steel of popular imagination, has taken plenty of ...

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.