A former surgeon's biology-inspired startup is creating soft robotic cells that could transform how intelligent machines are ...

Robotic dog on show at the Barbican. — © Image by Tim Sandle. Grain-sized soft robots that can be controlled using magnetic fields for targeted drug delivery ...

Many AI robots appear intelligent as long as they operate in controlled environments. Neuroscientist and robotics researcher ...

Soft robots inspired by living organisms hold the promise of gentle, adaptable interactions with the natural world, but leave behind persistent waste. Now scientists show a fully compostable robotic ...

SPPIRO combines soft robotics and proprioceptive sensing to traverse complex pipelines, marking a significant advancement in ...

If someone asked you to move like a robot and you responded with the fluid art of ballet, your audience would be baffled, yet technically, you would be right. Robots are famous for their ...

In a laboratory in Connecticut, a palm-sized silicone robot scrunches up its body to inch forward in a caterpillar-like motion. A brick tips over onto its leg, trapping it as it struggles to move on.

A team of researchers at Concordia has created an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted technique and a robotic platform that ...

A salmon loin usually slumps, sticks, slides and gives way under pressure, which is why even a clean slice of sashimi depends ...

Industrial robots have mastered many repetitive tasks, but preparing sashimi remains a surprisingly difficult ...

The soft-bodied robot was created by postdoctoral scholar Yichen Zhai and colleagues, in the lab of Prof. Michael Tolley at UC San Diego's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. It was 3D ...