Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) developed a new type of artificial muscle, and created a series of small kinetic artworks to test the technology. Dancing ...

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 ...

image: Inspired by the biomechanics of the manta ray, researchers at North Carolina State University have developed an energy-efficient soft robot that can swim more than four times faster than ...

The butterfly is one of nature’s most graceful creations, but with upgrades from Festo, this robotic doppleganger is better equipped to navigate large spaces. It might flap and flutter like the real ...

Researchers have developed a new type of robot inspired by a manta ray—and it can probably swim a whole lot better than you can. In a study published on Nov. 18 in the journal Science Advances, the ...

A soft robot propelled by a butterfly-stroke-like motion achieves a speed and efficiency similar to those of swimming animals 1. Soft swimming robots could have applications ranging from ocean ...

Researchers at the Technical University of Darmstadt and the Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf have developed flexible ...