The next generation of soft robots might be folding and sliding as effortlessly as living tissue, say a team of engineers who ...

This dual cross-linking design lets the muscle switch stiffness on demand. In lab tests, its stiffness jumps from about 213 ...

A field called swarm robotics is taking inspiration from ants, bees and even slime molds.

In response to a short pulse of near-infrared light, the robot released the pebble. Further, the light produced heat triggered a shape change that forced the robot to unfold. The robot then returned ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created paper-thin “magnetic muscles” that can power origami structures.

The chip is a system-on-chip (SoC) device, which means all the key sensing and processing functions are built into one small ...

Once inside, a magnetic field guides and unfolds it at the target site, where it releases medicine in a controlled and steady manner. In tests using a mock stomach, a plastic sphere filled with warm ...

Rare earths, a group with obscure names like neodymium and samarium, are predominantly used to make super-strong, ...

Explore how a spider-inspired robot is revolutionising treatment for GI diseases through targeted drug delivery and precision ...

Early 2000s band Ima Robot has unearthed a lost album from that time period, Search and Destroy, which will finally see the light of day Nov. 14 through Community Music.

Learn how lessons from medical robot design can be applied to all robotics from cobots to humanoids and autonomous mobile ...