Analog cameras are nowhere near as efficient as biological eyes. If you’ve ever handled a single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, especially if it had a zoom lens attached, you know how heavy they are, and ...

Whether artificial hands with an especially gentle touch or an endoscope that crawls through the intestines like a worm, ...

Underwater octopuses change their body color and texture in the blink of an eye to blend perfectly into their surroundings ...

Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognise objects, navigate ...

Imagine having a continuum soft robotic arm bend around a bunch of grapes or broccoli, adjusting its grip in real time as it lifts the object. Unlike traditional rigid robots that generally aim to ...

A 301 mg soft robot jumps continuously under constant light without batteries or electronics, using snap-through buckling and self-shadowing to create an autonomous feedback loop.

A research team in South Korea has developed a soft robot named Octoid that can mimic the movement and behavior of an octopus ...

A team of researchers provides a perspective on the role that soft actuators and energy harvesters play in building ...

Soft robots that power themselves from their surroundings are moving from lab curiosity to strategic technology, promising ...

The research team led by Dr. Dae-Yoon Kim at the Functional Composite Materials Research Center of the Korea Institute of ...

Daniela Rus has spent her career breaking barriers—scientific, social, and material—in her quest to build machines that ...

The Global Artificial Muscle Market is primed for growth due to rising demand for advanced prosthetics and soft robotics.