Scientists have developed HydroSpread, a novel technique for building soft robots on water, with wide-ranging possibilities ...

Picture a robot controlled by micromotors so small and light that it suspends itself over water like a bug. With engineers at ...

Imagine tiny robots zipping across the surface of a lake to check water quality or searching for people in flooded areas.

Scientists build insect-inspired soft robots on water using HydroSpread, a new fabrication method for flexible films.

Seeing robots made with soft, flexible parts in action appears to lower people's anxiety about working with them or even being replaced by them. A study found that watching videos of a soft robot ...

Roboticists have been motivated by a long-standing goal to make robots safer. The new actuator could be used to develop inexpensive, soft, flexible robots which are safer and more practical for ...

Robots that can sense touch and perceive temperature differences? An unexpected material might just make this a reality. Researchers are developing soft and intelligent sensor materials based on ...

Soft robotics and actuator systems represent a transformative approach to machine design by replacing rigid components with compliant, deformable materials. This paradigm shift draws inspiration from ...

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. The team ...

The human body moves through a coordinated effort of skeletal muscles, working in concert to generate force. While some ...

Researchers at Cornell University have been working on batteries that can 'flow' through the internal structures of robots, kind of like how blood in humans' veins powers our bodies. The team has been ...