A new study demonstrates material-like robot collectives capable of shape-shifting and transitioning between a solid and ...

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

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

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

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.

Peanut butter jars, takeout containers and soft plastic wrap often end up in the recycling bin, contaminating viable plastic, ...

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 ...

Furthermore, the arm serves as a test bed for the artificial muscles the Robotic Materials Department at MPI-IS is well known for in the scientific community. Over the years, these so-called ...

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 ...