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In order to function safely alongside human workers, robotic arms shouldn’t be hard and unyielding. An experimental new arm was designed with that fact in mind, as it mimics soft n’ squishy elephant trunks and octopus tentacles.Continue ReadingCategory… Continue reading Kinder, gentler robotic arm channels its inner elephant and octopus
If a robot is trying to traverse rugged, irregular terrain, it’s limited by having just one body shape. The Tetraflex robot was designed with this fact in mind, as it can change shape to adopt different modes of locomotion.Continue ReadingCategory: Rob… Continue reading Versatile Tetraflex robot changes shape to move in different manners
It goes without saying that it is very important for airliners’ jet engines to be regularly inspected. Such inspections could soon be easier and more thorough than ever before, thanks to a robot that moves like an inchworm.Continue ReadingCategory: Rob… Continue reading Bio-inspired Sensiworm is made to inch(worm) its way into jet engines
While we’ve heard about a number of drug-dispensing medical implants, most of them have the same drawback – they end up getting covered in scar tissue. An experimental new one avoids that problem by changing shape as the tissue starts to form.Continue … Continue reading Drug-delivery implant thwarts scar tissue by being a moving target
Using a novel design inspired by the Japanese art of paper cutting, researchers have developed gentle yet strong robotic grippers that can fold clothes, grasp a drop of water and ultrathin microfibers, lift 16,000 times their own weight, and turn the p… Continue reading Kirigami-inspired robotic grippers combine strength & a delicate touch
As is the case with any other electrical device, the less energy that a robot uses to perform its assigned duties, the better. A new soft robotic gripper was created with this fact in mind, as it grasps and releases objects without using any electricit… Continue reading Soft robotic gripper uses nothing but air to grasp and release objects
In the treatment of epilepsy and other neurological disorders, doctors will sometimes implant arrays of stimulating electrodes on the surface of a patient’s brain. A new soft robotic system allows those electrodes to be placed far less invasively than … Continue reading Soft-bodied brain electrode array squeezes through a hole half its size
Due to their unique way of moving through the water, jellyfish are frequently used as inspiration for soft, water-based robots. Now, researchers have discovered that the flapping propulsion system of a robotic jellyfish is not only good for movement, b… Continue reading Robotic jellyfish can suck up ocean debris without touching it
If you’ve ever tried piloting a quadcopter drone, you’ll know that they invariably end up running into walls, trees or whatnot … often getting damaged in the process. An experimental new inflatable-body drone, however, just bounces off obstacles – plus… Continue reading Inflatable drone bounces and perches instead of crashing and hovering
The progress of medical science has meant increasingly more sophisticated ways to inspect and repair the body, with a shift towards ever less invasive and more effective technologies. An exciting …read more Continue reading Soft Robotic System for In Situ 3D Bioprinting and Endoscopic Surgery