Soft robotics has quickly moved from a niche research topic to a practical technology with real-world applications—from gentle grippers in ...

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists have created innovative soft robots equipped with electronic skins and artificial muscles, allowing them to sense their surroundings and adapt ...

Engineers at Oxford University have developed a rapid, ultra-low-cost method for manufacturing soft robots using common lab equipment. The method has been published in Advanced Science. The new ...

Before these tiny robots are deployed for such medical treatments, the NTU researchers aim to further evaluate their performance with organ-on-chip devices and animal models. Yang, Z., et al. (2024).

In the years to come, robots will help offset worker shortages in health care, manufacturing and other industries, experts ...

Researchers have developed new hair-thin actuator fiber that can pave way to build safer ...

A newly developed AI control system using neuron-inspired learning enables soft robotic arms to learn a broad set of motions once and adapt instantly to changing conditions without retraining Inspired ...

Soft robots and medical devices of the future will rely on materials that curl, twist, and stretch in response to a trigger, such as heat or light. But soft actuators made so far perform just one type ...

The technique, published in Advanced Science, enables researchers to fabricate soft robotic actuators in under 10 minutes at a material cost of less than $0.10 per unit. Principal Investigator ...

Interview with Ryan Zimmerman, Managing Director and Medical Technology Analyst, BTIG and former Director of Surgery at ...

Recent technological advances have opened new possibilities for the development of advanced medical devices, including tiny robots that can safely move inside the human body. Some of these systems ...