Once inside, a magnetic field guides and unfolds it at the target site, where it releases medicine in a controlled and steady ...

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

A new 3D printing technique can create paper-thin "magnetic muscles," which can be applied to origami structures to make them move.

A new 3-D printing technique can create paper-thin "magnetic muscles," which can be applied to origami structures to make them move.

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 ...