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A team led by the University of Oxford has developed a new class of soft robots that operate without electronics, motors, or ...

Pop culture has often depicted robots as cold, metallic, and menacing, built for domination, not compassion. But at Georgia ...

Korean researchers have developed an advanced soft robot, OCTOID, inspired by the multifunctional abilities of octopuses. Leveraging cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs), OCTOID combines ...

Researchers developed a millimeter-scale soft everting robot with LCE actuators, enabling precise steering for delicate tasks ...

Many of my physiologic systems replicated somebody who's 20 or 30 years older than me.” Now there may be a solution: robot ...

Magnetic graphene oxide sheets fold, move, sense motion, and switch function by swapping magnetic layers, offering a fast, reprogrammable platform for soft robots and other morphable structures.

Researchers unveil molecular strategies that enable materials to move, transform, and self-assemble—bridging chemistry and ...

Many existing soft lens designs depend on liquid-filled pouches or actuators requiring electronics. These factors can ...

A team led by the University of Oxford has developed a new class of soft robots that operate without electronics, motors, or ...

After vocal cord surgery, many patients develop stiff vocal folds that impact their ability to speak. Hydrogels can help prevent this by promoting healing, but delivering hydrogels to the vocal cords ...