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

The Genesis Project represents a significant leap forward in the convergence of generative AI and physics simulation, reshaping the way robots are trained and developed. By integrating innovative ...

Engineers at Oxford University have developed a rapid, ultra-low-cost method for manufacturing soft robots using common lab ...

The technique, published in Advanced Science, enables researchers to fabricate soft robotic actuators in under 10 minutes at a material cost of less than $0.10 per unit. Principal Investigator ...

Soft robotics has quickly moved from a niche research topic to a practical technology with real-world applications—from gentle grippers in ...

A joint research team has developed the first 4D printing technology built from industrial ...

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, ...

In a laboratory in Connecticut, a palm-sized silicone robot scrunches up its body to inch forward in a caterpillar-like motion. A brick tips over onto its leg, trapping it as it struggles to move on.

Today's robots may not be the hospitable humanoids or shape-shifting Autobots of past imagination, but engineers are well on their way to producing machines that can walk, swim, crawl and climb as ...

Inspired by invertebrate organisms like jellyfish and earthworm, the research of soft robotics as alternatives to traditional rigid robots has made tremendous progress in recent years. Scientists are ...

Robots and AI are moving fast from novelty to everyday reality. The big question now is not just what machines can do, but what people are best at, and what we choose to value as technology becomes ...