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 ...

RonCub is a flying robot from Italy. It uses jet engines and smart planning. The team tests it in real life and in wind ...

Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that the common kitchen ingredient, used in Vietnamese spring rolls, ...

A soft electroactive gel enables untethered robots to deform, grip, and move using only external electric fields, eliminating ...

This research explores how bio-inspired soft robots can achieve higher levels of autonomy by mimicking natural systems. By examining interactions between robots and their environment, the study ...

Dutch research institute [AMOLF] shows off a small robot capable of walking, hopping, and swimming without any separate control system. The limbs synchronize thanks to the physical interplay ...

In a recent study published in Advanced Intelligent Systems, an international team of researchers led by Cornell University examined the potential for creating soft robots that demonstrate greater ...

Researchers have created soft robots that move independently without complex electronics in a breakthrough inspired by nature’s efficiency. These robots, which are modeled after the roadside ...