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

The humanoid robot GrowHR can change its size via air-filled legs. Due to the air chambers, it can also walk on water.

Soft robots are only as capable as the artificial muscles that drive them, and for years those muscles have forced a trade-off between strength and flexibility. A new magnetic polymer design is ...

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

Soft robots that run on air instead of electricity are starting to behave less like simple inflatable toys and more like autonomous creatures. Built from flexible materials and intricate channels, ...

Freeze-dried hydrogel powders sprayed onto wet surfaces merge into functional coatings in under five seconds, enabling rapid ...

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, ...

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

To reliably complete household chores, assemble products and tackle other manual tasks, robots should be able to adapt their ...

McGill University engineers have developed ultra-thin materials that can move, fold, and reshape themselves, ...

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

How can some fish, like tuna, achieve remarkable speed while others, like eels, excel in maneuverability? A research team ...