Condensed Matter
Oct 16, 2017
Liquid metal brings soft robotics a step closer
Scientists have invented a way to morph liquid metal into physical shapes.
Search results for soft robotics
Robotics
Oct 10, 2017
This soft robotic gripper can screw in your light bulbs for you
How many robots does it take to screw in a light bulb? The answer: just one, assuming you're talking about a new robotic gripper developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego.
Materials Science
Sep 18, 2017
A new way to create 'soft robots'—DNA triggers that cause hydrogels to change shape
Biochemical engineers at Johns Hopkins University used sequences of DNA molecules to cause water-based gels to change shape, demonstrating a new tactic to produce soft robots and "smart" medical devices that don't rely on ...
Materials Science
Jun 19, 2017
Researchers build first deployable, walking, soft robot
(Phys.org)—Researchers have built the first robot made of soft, deployable materials that is capable of moving itself without the use of motors or any additional mechanical components. The robot "walks" when an electric ...
Robotics
Jan 17, 2017
Lessons learned when commercialization of a new soft robot fails
Commercializing a new, innovative product is often the greatest challenge across the research and development landscape, as is evident in the failed attempt to bring jamming-based robotic gripper technology to market. The ...
Materials Science
Mar 21, 2016
Morphing metal shapes future of soft robotics
Imagine an aircraft that could alter its wing shape in midflight and, like a pelican, dive into the water before morphing into a submarine. Cornell University engineering professor Rob Shepherd and his group might help make ...
Engineering
Oct 15, 2015
3-D-printed 'soft' robotic tentacle displays new level of agility (w/ Video)
Cornell University engineers have developed a method to re-create the arrangement of muscles of an octopus tentacle, using an elastomer and 3D printer.
Nanomaterials
Apr 7, 2015
Inkjet-printed liquid metal could bring wearable tech, soft robotics
New research shows how inkjet-printing technology can be used to mass-produce electronic circuits made of liquid-metal alloys for "soft robots" and flexible electronics.
Robotics
Dec 24, 2014
Analyzing the propulsion of a soft robotic fish
In the world of underwater robotics, fish-like structures are able to accelerate and maneuver better than most other artificial underwater vehicles. For these reasons, fish-like robots are well suited for submarine exploration ...
Robotics
Jan 10, 2014
Innovative soft robotics technology spawns new products
(Phys.org) —The robot gripper invented by researchers at the University of Chicago and Cornell University is now available commercially. Empire Robotics, the company founded to commercialize the invention, is taking orders ...
