McGill engineers created graphene oxide origami materials that move, sense motion, and reshape themselves for soft robots.

Chinese team unveils GrowHR, a soft humanoid that can shapeshift, float, swim, fly, and walk on water with bone-inspired linkages.

McGill University engineers have developed new ultra-thin materials that can be programmed to move, fold and reshape ...

To reliably complete household chores, assemble products and tackle other manual tasks, robots should be able to adapt their ...

Discover the groundbreaking Soft Robotic Exosuit developed by Harvard—an innovation that is changing the future of wearable ...

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. (Nanowerk Spotlight) ...

A research team in South Korea has developed a soft robot named Octoid that can mimic the movement and behavior of an octopus in its natural habitat. The robot's "triple-in-one" system enables it to ...

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Underwater octopuses change their body color and texture in the blink of an eye to blend perfectly into their surroundings when evading predators or capturing prey. They transform their bodies to ...

While there are many useful questions to ask when encountering a new robot, “can I eat it” is generally not one of them. I say ‘generally,’ because edible robots are actually a thing—and not just ...

Multifunctional fluidic units generate coordinated motion and sensing in soft robots by combining actuation, switching, and oscillation in one module, reducing reliance on electronic control.