Soft robots have long promised something rigid machines cannot easily deliver. They offer the ability to bend, flex, and ...
The National Science Foundation awarded Donyi Wang, an assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering, a $511,074 CAREER award to develop autonomous manufacturing systems to handle ...
Breaking away from conventional robots that perform only predefined functions once fabricated, researchers have developed a ...
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Slime-like artificial muscle reshapes on command, heals after damage and turns one robot into many
Breaking away from conventional robots that perform only predefined functions once fabricated, researchers have developed a ...
4D printing, or printing using adaptive materials, is on the cutting edge of 3D printing technology, and there may be a way ...
Dynamic liquid crystal elastomer composites enable a 3D-printed soft robot that switches between three propulsion modes on ...
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Origami-inspired robot built from printable polymers uses electric current to move
With their ability to shapeshift and manipulate delicate objects, soft robots could work as medical implants, deliver drugs ...
One day, robots might navigate through your blood vessels to break up clots, deliver targeted chemotherapy or repair ruptured blood vessels more efficiently and effectively than existing tools, ...
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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Resilient actuator shows potential for space-ready soft robots
To be safely and reliably deployed in outer space, underwater and in other extreme environments, robots need to be able to ...
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