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

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

With clever design and innovative engineering, scientists can make incredible things, like robotic lenses with clarity that ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 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 ...