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

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

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

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 ...

EPFL researchers have developed a customizable soft robotic system that uses compressed air to produce shape changes, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Exploring how light-powered microrobots are transforming actuation methods by using stimuli-responsive materials like ...

In a proof-of-concept study that integrates smart materials, machine learning and an optical control system, a team of Rice ...

This robot, which weighs just 18 grams (less than an ounce), is inspired by rhinoceros beetles. Also developed at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, it can deploy its wings to fly ...