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

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer Xpeng has unveiled Iron, its second-generation humanoid robot, which the company ...

Scientists have made a soft robotic lens that has no electric or rigid parts, is more powerful than the human eye, and is ...

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

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

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 ...

Touch is the sense that brings us into direct contact with reality, revealing shape, texture, and resistance. Designing soft ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...