Humanoid robots look impressive and have enormous potential to change our daily lives, but they still have a reputation for ...

A lightweight humanoid robot developed by researchers in China does not behave in the way most robots do. It stretches, ...

New origami-based electrohydraulic actuators enhance soft robots' agility, enabling rapid, untethered movement across complex ...

Zhejiang University researchers build a flexible robotic hand that literally “sees around corners,” combining deep learning ...

How can programmed failure protocols help improve sheet-based fluidic devices, the latter of which have become a cornerstone in enhancing soft robotics worldwide? This is what a recent study published ...

(A) FEA-based numerical simulation to optimize the actuator’s geometry and actuation parameters. (B) Using FFF technology, the molds are printed in rigid material and the sacrificial cores are in a ...

Despite their remarkable flexibility, today’s soft artificial muscles struggle to deliver meaningful force. This ...

The authors with their robot. From left to right: Alberto Comoretto, Harmannus A.H. Schomaker, Johannes T.B. Overvelde. A research team from AMOLF in Amsterdam created a soft robot that walks, hops, ...

Fluid robot motion is the result of design choices among five options including pneumatics and strain wave gears.