Using common kitchen ingredients such as citric acid and sodium bicarbonate, scientists have created an edible pneumatic ...

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

Bipedal (two-legged) robots are sophisticated machines, but they are not the most graceful when things go wrong. A simple ...

For the first time, engineers have digitally recreated the complex muscular architecture of the octopus arm and its unique movements, which opens the door to developing soft robotics with ...

Led by Dr. Lin Cao from the university’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, the group has developed a new way ...

Scientists regularly draw ideas from the natural world in a bid to improve robotic performance, and when it comes to soft robots that swim, motion in the ocean is a rich source of inspiration. The ...

Multifunctional fluidic units generate coordinated motion and sensing in soft robots by combining actuation, switching, and ...

Engineers have developed a new soft, flexible device that makes robots move by expanding and contracting -- just like a human muscle. To demonstrate their new device, called an actuator, the ...

A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has created a soft robotic skin that enables millimeter-wide ...

Robotic dog on show at the Barbican. — © Image by Tim Sandle. Robotic dog on show at the Barbican. — © Image by Tim Sandle. Grain-sized soft robots that can be ...

A team of scientists from EPFL in Switzerland is using common kitchen ingredients — specifically, citric acid and sodium bicarbonate — to create an edible pneumatic battery and valve system to power ...