Researchers have created soft robots that move independently without ... move in unison and independently thanks only to airflow and physical structure. Using body mechanics and environmental ...

To compare, soft robots like one developed by the Penn State ... by placing the electronic components within the robot’s structure, but without sacrificing flexibility while still having high ...

Soft robots can also handle fragile materials ... and that ultimately is what builds a structure.” His team's new robot uses light to solidify a liquid while spitting it out of a small hole ...

Ho. Conventional vibration-based robots often require complex control algorithms to handle irregular terrains. In contrast, Leafbot uses its compliant structure of soft materials with a simple yet ...

Certainly we’ve traditionally regarded soft robots as being something that exists ... a bunch of soft tissue bound to a rigid skeletal structure. It follows, then, that roboticists would do ...

they face the difficulty of maintaining the structure’s durability and flexibility. Together, they tackle the challenges of soft robotics by iterating on designs that are adaptable and durable ...

SPROUT, short for Soft Pathfinding Robotic ... map and even assess hazards within the collapsed structure. Traditional search-and-rescue gear, such as rigid robots or specialized cameras ...

For soft robotics or wearable electronics applications ... decided to model their jelly battery design on the layered structure of the electric eel's electrocytes. Whereas conventional electronics ...

For its new technique, the team was inspired by the natural structure of human skin ligaments ... Wang’s work focuses on “soft robots” that mimic biological creatures. Skin, the largest ...