Humanoid robots look impressive and have enormous potential to change our daily lives, but they still have a reputation for ...

A lightweight humanoid robot developed by researchers in China does not behave in the way most robots do. It stretches, ...

Soft robots are only as capable as the artificial muscles that drive them, and for years those muscles have forced a trade-off between strength and flexibility. A new magnetic polymer design is ...

Soft robotics is an emerging field in the robotic world with promising adaptability in navigating unstructured environments.

Despite their remarkable flexibility, today’s soft artificial muscles struggle to deliver meaningful force. This ...

When disaster strikes and buildings collapse, every second counts for emergency responders searching for survivors trapped beneath rubble. Traditional tools often fall short in these dangerous, ...

Engineers propose a new quantitative framework to account for and predict the impact of temperature on the curing speed of platinum-catalyzed silicone elastomers. The findings could maximize ...

(A) FEA-based numerical simulation to optimize the actuator’s geometry and actuation parameters. (B) Using FFF technology, the molds are printed in rigid material and the sacrificial cores are in a ...

Fluid robot motion is the result of design choices among five options including pneumatics and strain wave gears.

Skild AI Inc., a startup that develops artificial intelligence software for robots, has raised $1.4 billion from a group of prominent investors. Today’s funding announcement comes about a month after ...