Underwater robots face many challenges, not least of which is how to move around. ZodiAq is a prototype underwater soft robot (link is to research paper) that takes an unusual approach to this ...

Imagine a tiny, squishy robot that can crawl through earthquake debris to find people trapped under rubble, or travel inside ...

A tiny, soft, flexible robot that can crawl through earthquake rubble to find trapped victims or travel inside the human body ...

Robots, especially those that are intended to be used in close association with humans, can often benefit from being a little more flexible. And that’s where the field of soft robotics shines.

Magnetic soft robots, providing excellent flexibility and precise control, are transforming fields from surgery to ...

An “octobot” less than three inches wide is changing the robotics landscape. The octobot is the world’s first completely soft, autonomous, and untethered robot. It is free of wires ...

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The design of such a robot is highlighted in a paper currently published in the journal Matter. According to the paper, the soft robot could collect intelligence as well as take care of other ...

Tiny, soft robot flexes its potential as a life saver Flexible, semi-autonomous robot could potentially find disaster victims buried in rubble, deliver medicine inside body Date: April 8, 2025 Source: ...

(Nanowerk News) 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 ...