Robots’ sense of touch could be as fast as humans, shows study
Researchers at Uppsala University and Karolinska Institutet have made a breakthrough that could allow robots and prosthetic hands to feel touch just like human...
This snail-inspired robot could climb walls
Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed a new robot that can climb walls, inspired by the way snails move.
This innovative robot uses...
How MIT researchers are mastering shape-shifting robots
In an exciting development at MIT, researchers are working on creating robots unlike any we’ve seen before.
These aren't your typical robots with stiff arms...
Scientists find new way to teach robots to move through sketches
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute are revolutionizing the way robots learn to move by using a simple and intuitive method: sketching trajectories.
This...
Scientists unveil origami-inspired caterpillar robot that transforms and crawls
Engineers from Princeton and North Carolina State University have developed a unique caterpillar-shaped robot that cleverly uses origami-inspired techniques to move, carry objects, and...
Stretchy skin could give robots sensitivity of human touch
A first-ever stretchy electronic skin could equip robots and other devices with the same softness and touch sensitivity as human skin, researchers report.
The e-skin...
Scientists crack the code: Magnetic cilia get a makeover for soft robotics
Imagine tiny artificial hairs that can move on their own, like the cilia in your body.
These are magnetic cilia, and they've been around for...
Scientists develop stretchable e-skin that mimics human touch
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a groundbreaking stretchable electronic skin (e-skin) that could transform how robots interact with the...
Scientists develop new control method for soft robotic muscles
Researchers from Kyoto University, in collaboration with the University of Tokyo and Bridgestone Corporation, have developed a groundbreaking method to control soft robotic actuators,...
Engineers develop energy-efficient underwater robot with innovative buoyancy control
A team of engineering students from Rice University has created a groundbreaking underwater robot that controls its buoyancy through water-splitting fuel cells, presenting a...