A team led by Northwestern University’s Sam Kriegman built an AI system that designed a walking robot from scratch in seconds ...

If someone asked you to move like a robot and you responded with the fluid art of ballet, your audience would be baffled, yet ...

A new machine-learning technique can train and control a reconfigurable soft robot that can dynamically change its shape to complete a task. The researchers also built a simulator that can evaluate ...

Snakes are best known for slithering, but some species can also lift large portions of their bodies off the ground—rising ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Precision in drug delivery has long posed a significant challenge to the medical field. Relying on the body’s circulatory system to transport medications often results in ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Soft robotics is designed to create flexible, adaptable devices capable of safe interaction with humans and delicate objects. This field has captivated researchers and engineers ...

What if industrial waste could move on its own? This 4D printing method turns sulfur into soft robots that respond to heat, ...

A research team develops 3D-printed pneumatic logic modules that control the movements of soft robots using only air pressure. These modules enable logical switching of the air flow and can thus ...

Formless 'slime' robots that shape-change to complete complex tasks – it sounds like science fantasy. However, MIT researchers have developed a machine-learning technique that brings shape-changing ...