(Nanowerk News) Electrically powered artificial muscle fibers (EAMFs) are emerging as a revolutionary power source for advanced robotics and wearable devices. Renowned for their exceptional mechanical ...

Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) have made groundbreaking ...

As the global race for dominance in the Fourth Industrial Revolution intensifies, robotics is undergoing a paradigm shift from rigid, heavy machinery to flexible systems ubiquitous in everyday life.

(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 ...

A new artificial intelligence control system enables soft robotic arms to learn a wide repertoire of motions and tasks once, ...

The University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) recently held a rare course in the field of soft robotics in South Africa at its electrical engineering school, thanks to an international expert from the ...

Soft robots made out of flexible, biocompatible materials are in high demand in industries from health care to manufacturing, but precisely designing and controlling such robots for specific purposes ...

Harvard engineers created rotational multimaterial 3D printing that embeds air channels in soft robotic parts, enabling hand-like motion without molds.

What if a soft robot could power itself, feel its surroundings, and make split-second decisions - all while swimming like a manta ray? Scientists just built one ...