Robots are moving out of factories and into homes, hospitals, and public spaces. Experts say living together is possible, but ...

Humanoid robots built for caregiving tasks are moving from research labs into real living rooms, pushed by a wave of new ...

Soft robotics is poised to revolutionize industries with its flexibility and adaptability. This Collection will highlight original research on the design, fabrication, and application of soft robotic ...

Engineers at MIT have devised an ingenious new way to produce artificial muscles for soft robots that can flex in more than one direction, similar to the complex muscles in the human body. The team ...

Researchers have achieved a notable advancement in the field of soft robotics by creating a "brainless" robot capable of autonomously navigating complex environments, including dynamic obstacles and ...

A simple sponge has improved how robots grasp, scientists have found. A simple sponge has improved how robots grasp, scientists from the University of Bristol have found. This easy-to-make ...

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, ...

Cornell University researchers are building soft robots with “robot blood” that is both hydraulic fluid that provides motive force and at the same time a battery that stores and delivers energy ...

In 1980, the first industrial robot arm could move six axes with brute strength, but it couldn’t pick up a strawberry without crushing it. Four decades later, robotic arms are faster, safer, and ...