Scientists are working on a groundbreaking concept—robotic materials that can reshape themselves and change their properties, much like living tissues. Unlike traditional materials that remain fixed ...

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara and TU Dresden are blurring the lines between robotics and materials, with a proof-of-concept material-like collective of robots with behaviors inspired by biology. Of ...

The phrase "robotic exosuit" likely calls to mind something metallic, rigid, and hinged—Iron Man's suit or the dozens of ...

MagicLab's humanoid MagicBot runs outdoors for four minutes, showcasing its improved straight-legged, human-like walking ...

Johns Hopkins University engineers have created a groundbreaking prosthetic hand that can grip everyday objects like a human ...

Once the team made MuMuTAs work, they used five of them to actuate multi-jointed fingers in a robotic hand.

Researchers have developed a 3D printing method for soft actuators, paving the way for artificial muscles in robotics, ...

Uniboard, a Canadian-based producer of biocomposites and value-added products, has invested $5.5 million in an innovative robotic material handling system at its Val-d’Or, Quebec, plant.

A team of researchers created Morpho, an open-source programmable environment that enables researchers and engineers to conduct shape optimization and design for soft materials. Applications can be ...

The system's hybrid design is a first for robotic hands, which have typically been too rigid or too soft to replicate a human's touch when handling objects of varying textures and materials. The ...