A new robotic eye with a light-powered soft lens promises ultra-sharp vision that can be, focused wirelessly and reveals ...

These soft composites are highly programmable and remarkably fracture-resistant,” the researchers noted. They added that the ...

A soft armband that lets you steer a robot while you sprint on a treadmill or bob on rough seas sounds like science fiction.

Recent advancements in technology have revolutionized the world of assistive and medical tools, and prosthetic limbs are no exception. We've come a long way from the rigid, purely cosmetic prosthetics ...

A new machine-learning technique can train and control a reconfigurable soft robot that can dynamically change its shape to complete a task. The researchers also built a simulator that can evaluate ...

(Nanowerk News) Octopus arms coordinate nearly infinite degrees of freedom to perform complex movements such as reaching, grasping, fetching, crawling, and swimming. How these animals achieve such a ...

The robot’s fins flap in response to external magnetic fields, enabling it to swim, make sharp 90-degree turns, and navigate ...

Engineers at UC Riverside have unveiled an air-powered computer memory that can be used to control soft robots. The innovation overcomes one of the biggest obstacles to advancing soft robotics: the ...

Soft robots are prized for their agility and gentle touch, which makes them ideal for traversing delicate or enclosed spaces ...

Engineers made a pneumatic RAM chip using microfluidic valves instead of electronic transistors. The valves remain sealed against a pressure differential even when disconnected from an air supply line ...