A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has created a soft robotic skin that enables millimeter-wide ...

Pop culture has often depicted robots as cold, metallic, and menacing, built for domination, not compassion. But at Georgia ...

This dual cross-linking design lets the muscle switch stiffness on demand. In lab tests, its stiffness jumps from about 213 ...

As the need for gentle, shape-adaptive handling of fragile matter grows, conventional rigid and silicone-based grippers still struggle to grasp ultra-soft foods, biological tissues or curved devices ...

ETH Zurich develops ultrasound-activated artificial muscles for soft robotics, drug delivery, and medical devices.

The robotics industry has entered a phase that would’ve seemed like science fiction just a decade ago. Robots are no longer ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed artificial muscles that contain microbubbles and can be controlled with ultrasound.

The promise of the humanoid revolution is tantalizing: tireless mechanical workers marching into factories, warehouses, and even homes, ready to fill labor gaps and drive a new era of automation.

Soft robots and soft materials are being explored by researchers to advance work in robotics, medicine and health care, and ...

A translucent, jellyfish-shaped robot developed by Chinese researchers has quietly made waves across the defense and robotics ...

A Virginia Democrat who helped investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is making a comeback bid in a key ...

Apple says it has pulled two popular gay dating apps in China following an order from Chinese authorities in the latest ...