An innovative design allows for sensitive soft robots that can navigate difficult tasks and environments without bulky sensors.
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Seahorse-inspired grabbing robots to help clean up our oceans
Researchers take a lead from seahorse tails to develop grasping robots that could help clear up trash from our oceans.
A modular, paper-based soft actuator
A three-unit soft actuator brings together ease of fabrication and state-of-the-art design to overcome challenges in robotics.
Liquid metal robots learn from leeches
Researchers leech off the natural world to develop dynamic liquid metal robots for electrical circuits.
Crash-landing robots take inspiration from geckos
Insights gained from the hard landings of tree-climbing geckos leads to better and controlled perching in robotic aerial vehicles.
Soft robot minimizes form and maximizes function
Complex environments require soft robots to adapt to minimal spaces without sacrificing the ability to complete dexterous tasks.
Robots in the workforce: How can we compete?
Researchers calculate the automation risk of almost 1000 existing occupations and provide alternatives based on skill set.
Microrobots that can grow their own bones
A new material gives way to simple microrobots that take advantage of mineralization processes in the body to help in bone repair.
Insects help robots gain better grip
An insect-inspired technology helps break a 25-year-old paradigm in robotics.
Rice-sized robots maneuvered with magnetic fields
Researchers create swimming, moving, gripping miniature robots.
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