Search results for soft robotics

Analytical Chemistry Mar 13, 2024

You don't need glue to hold these materials together—just electricity

Is there a way to stick hard and soft materials together without any tape, glue or epoxy? A new study published in ACS Central Science shows that applying a small voltage to certain objects forms chemical bonds that securely ...

Space Exploration Feb 13, 2024

US prestige at stake as Texas company launches for the moon

An American spaceship attempting a lunar landing has been rescheduled to launch early Thursday, the second private-led effort this year after the first ended in dismal failure.

Space Exploration Feb 27, 2024

Highlights of results from space station science in 2023

The International Space Station is a microgravity research lab hosting groundbreaking technology demonstrations and scientific investigations. More than 3,700 investigations conducted to date have generated roughly 500 research ...

General Physics Apr 2, 2024

Physicists create new method to systematically determine efficient search strategies

Researchers at TU Darmstadt have now presented an approach in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that can be used to systematically determine efficient search strategies. It could help to intelligently ...

General Physics Apr 2, 2024

Physicist create new method to systematically determine efficient search strategies

Researchers at TU Darmstadt have now presented an approach in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that can be used to systematically determine efficient search strategies. It could help to intelligently ...

Space Exploration Mar 6, 2024

Just add AI for expert astronaut ultrasound

Ultrasound devices are commonplace in modern orbital medical kits, helping to facilitate rapid diagnoses of astronaut ailments or bodily changes. However it takes real-time guidance from experts on the ground to acquire medically ...

Robotics Sep 19, 2017

Soft robotics: self-contained soft actuator three times stronger than natural muscle, without the need of externals

Researchers at Columbia Engineering have solved a long-standing issue in the creation of untethered soft robots whose actions and movements can help mimic natural biological systems. A group in the Creative Machines lab led ...

Engineering Jun 28, 2016

Engineers create a soft motor that could power versatile soft robots

A small, squishy vehicle equipped with soft wheels rolls over rough terrain and runs under water.

Robotics Sep 19, 2014

Soft robotics 'toolkit' features everything a robot-maker needs

A new resource unveiled today by researchers from several Harvard University labs in collaboration with Trinity College Dublin provides both experienced and aspiring researchers with the intellectual raw materials needed ...

Nanomaterials Oct 23, 2023

Scientists demonstrate the transport of light cargo using tethered and untethered soft robots made from hydrogels

A team of University of Waterloo researchers has created smart, advanced materials that will be the building blocks for a future generation of soft medical microrobots. They published their results in Nature Communications. ...

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