If someone asked you to move like a robot and you responded with the fluid art of ballet, your audience would be baffled, yet ...

Soft robotics has quickly moved from a niche research topic to a practical technology with real-world applications—from gentle grippers in ...

Engineers at Oxford University have developed a rapid, ultra-low-cost method for manufacturing soft robots using common lab equipment. The method has been published in Advanced Science. The new ...

Snakes may be best known for slithering. But consider that these animals also perform one of the most extreme feats of posture control found in nature: They can stand nearly straight upright on a ...

One day, robots might navigate through your blood vessels to break up clots, deliver targeted chemotherapy or repair ruptured blood vessels more efficiently and effectively than existing tools, ...

A robotic hand with fingernail-like tips lets robots peel fruit, open lids and pick up thin, flat objects with more precise, human-like dexterity.

Fast forward nine years, and the consortium Overvelde and Kluin have assembled, in the hope of making the soft artificial ...

An insect-scale robot that jumps using only light has completed 188 continuous leaps without ...

A research team in South Korea has developed a soft robot named Octoid that can mimic the movement and behavior of an octopus in its natural habitat. The robot's "triple-in-one" system enables it to ...

From brain‑monitoring tattoos to gentle caregiving robots, UT Austin researchers are unveiling breakthrough technologies designed to improve aging and support older adults.

For International Women's Day, Dr. Maja Matarić and Dr. Tania Morimoto discussed their current robotics research and student development.