Soft robot powered by edible pneumatic battery and actuator
Using common kitchen ingredients such as citric acid and sodium bicarbonate, scientists have created an edible pneumatic battery and valve system to power soft robots.
Robotics
Robotics
Rise of the robots: The promise of physical AI
A pair of swiveling, human-like robotic arms, built for physical artificial intelligence research, mirror the motions of an operator in a VR headset twirling his hands like a magician.
Nov 14, 2025
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Novel 3D nanofabrication techniques enable miniaturized robots
In the 1980s when micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) were first created, computer engineers were excited by the idea that these new devices that combine electrical and mechanical components at the microscale could be ...
Nov 13, 2025
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Novel smart fabrics give robots a delicate grip
Robots aren't always the most delicate of machines when handling fragile objects. They don't have the lightness of touch of humans. But that could be about to change thanks to a new development in smart materials.
Engineering
Spray 3D concrete printing simulator boosts strength and design
Concrete 3D printing reduces both time and cost by eliminating traditional formwork, the temporary mold for casting. Yet most of today's systems rely on extrusion-based methods, which deposit material very close to a nozzle ...
Nov 11, 2025
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Robotics
Humans have remote touch 'seventh sense' like sandpipers, research shows
A study by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and University College London has found that humans have a form of remote touch, or the ability to sense objects without direct contact, a sense that some animals ...
Nov 7, 2025
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Engineering
'Self-driving' lab learns to grow materials on its own
When scientists make the thin metal films used in electronics, optics, and quantum technologies, they usually spend months tinkering with the temperature, composition and timing of the process, hoping to land on just the ...
Nov 6, 2025
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Engineering
Researchers design controllers for robots made from living muscle
When robots are built with biological materials, they have the potential to achieve remarkable behaviors typically only seen in nature. For example, unlike traditional actuators, actuators built from muscle tissue can adapt ...
Nov 5, 2025
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'Brain-free' robots that move in sync are powered entirely by air
A team led by the University of Oxford has developed a new class of soft robots that operate without electronics, motors, or computers—using only air pressure. The study, published in Advanced Materials, shows that these ...
Nov 5, 2025
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Human-centric soft robotics flip the script on 'The Terminator'
Pop culture has often depicted robots as cold, metallic, and menacing, built for domination, not compassion. But at Georgia Tech, the future of robotics is softer, smarter, and designed to help.
Oct 30, 2025
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