Researchers have developed a chemical structure for an artificial muscle that can lift up to 4,000 times its weight, and they ...

Unlike traditional robots that rely on electric motors or mechanical parts, biohybrid robots are powered by living muscle ...

A new humanoid robot has stunned audiences with its eerie realism to the point where many refused to believe it was actually a machine.

This dual cross-linking design lets the muscle switch stiffness on demand. In lab tests, its stiffness jumps from about 213 ...

When robots are built with biological materials, they have the potential to achieve remarkable behaviors typically only seen ...

Chinese EV maker XPeng has unveiled its next-generation IRON humanoid robot at the 2025 XPeng Tech Day, calling it “the most human-like humanoid robot.” ...

An automated system that weaves ultra-thin “fabric muscles” capable of powering wearable robots like everyday ...

It has been a long endeavor to create biohybrid robots – machines powered by lab-grown muscle as potential actuators. The flexibility of biohybrid robots could allow them to squeeze and twist through ...

Future robots could soon have a lot more muscle power. Northwestern University engineers have developed a soft artificial muscle, paving the way for untethered animal- and human-scale robots. The new ...

Automated weaving of shape-memory alloy fabric muscles enables scalable, lightweight wearable robots that assist multiple ...

How advanced actuators, compliance control, and real-time planning create capable, safe humanoid collaborators.