Soon, a flexible octopus-like robot could be completely free of wires or internal electronics. Engineers at Rice University ...

In a proof-of-concept study that integrates smart materials, machine learning and an optical control system, a team of Rice ...

Designed to simplify fabrication, STAMP enables precise muscle alignment for soft robotics and engineered ... the team used computer-aided design (CAD) software to model grooves ranging from ...

Simply by incorporating biological design principles, the researchers achieved cutting-edge functionality on a drastically reduced budget. This breakthrough study opens exciting new directions for ...

The paper, “Integrated Design Fabrication and Control of a Bioinspired Multimaterial Soft Robotic Hand” was published in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems on Aug 8, 2023, at DOI: 10.34133 ...

The research advances scientific understanding of how temperature can be used to manipulate fabrication processes involving elastomers, which could open up the soft robotics design space for new ...

Researchers at Rice University have developed a groundbreaking soft robotic arm that moves using only laser light—no wires, ...

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a new soft joint model ... impact in the field of robotics. “The main feature of this new design is that it allows greater ...

a new soft prosthetic hand designed for more intuitive control. Their work, published in Science Robotics, introduces a novel control approach that combines the natural coordination patterns of ...

Schmidt College of Science, conducted an innovative study that combined haptic feedback, electromyogram control and a wearable soft robotic armband ... The armband's design allowed it to deliver ...

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.