Soft robots have long promised something rigid machines cannot easily deliver. They offer the ability to bend, flex, and ...
4D printing, or printing using adaptive materials, is on the cutting edge of 3D printing technology, and there may be a way ...
Breaking away from conventional robots that perform only predefined functions once fabricated, researchers have developed a ...
Breaking away from conventional robots that perform only predefined functions once fabricated, researchers have developed a ...
Researchers at Seoul National University have developed an artificial muscle that can change shape ...
One day, robots might navigate through your blood vessels to break up clots, deliver targeted chemotherapy or repair ruptured blood vessels more efficiently and effectively than existing tools, ...
Dynamic liquid crystal elastomer composites enable a 3D-printed soft robot that switches between three propulsion modes on ...
Kathryn “Kati” Daltorio has already dedicated most of her time at Case Western Reserve University to developing more responsive “soft robots.” Now, she has a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER ...
Researchers are looking for ways to avoid rigid robot joints. One possibility is to deform material specifically through heat ...