Stretchable pressure sensor could lead to better robotics, prosthetics
In the future, soft robotic hands with advanced sensors could help diagnose and care for patients or act as more lifelike prostheses.
Nov 24, 2021
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Tiny bubbles: Researchers develop a flexible new system for creating soft robotics
Princeton researchers have invented bubble casting, a new way to make soft robots using "fancy balloons" that change shape in predictable ways when inflated with air.
Nov 10, 2021
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Light-fueled torsional soft robot able to rapidly climb stairs
Azobenzene-functionalized liquid crystalline materials can be operated by remote light-stimuli without complicated circuits or parts and thus are attracting great attention in fields such as human interfaces, haptic devices, ...
Oct 25, 2021
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Using bundles of fibers, robots mimic nature
Octopus tentacles can move in many directions, but also form stiff joint-like structures for more precise movements. Caterpillars can travel by using inchworm movements, as well as coil up and propel themselves away from ...
Oct 04, 2021
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A flexible, stretchable battery capable of moving smoothly like snake scales
The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), an institute under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Science and ICT, has developed a flexible, stretchable battery that bends and stretches like a snake. This new ...
Sep 28, 2021
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Watch these tube-shaped robots roll up stairs, carry carts, and race one another
Researchers have designed a 4D-printed soft robot that self-assembles when heated and can take on challenging tasks like rolling uphill and navigating a bumpy and unpredictable landscape. The prototype, which is tube-shaped, ...
Sep 22, 2021
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Soft components for the next generation of soft robotics
Soft robots driven by pressurized fluids could explore new frontiers and interact with delicate objects in ways that traditional rigid robots can't. But building entirely soft robots remains a challenge because many of the ...
Sep 09, 2021
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Tiny 'maniac' robots could deliver drugs directly to central nervous system
Would you let a tiny MANiAC travel around your nervous system to treat you with drugs? You may be inclined to say no, but in the future, "magnetically aligned nanorods in alginate capsules" (MANiACs) may be part of an advanced ...
Aug 10, 2021
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A stretchable sensor material to power wearable electronic that works in extreme cold
A new material designed by researchers at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering combines the flexibility of human skin with improved conductivity and tolerance of temperatures as low as -93 C.
Aug 05, 2021
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Air-powered computer memory helps soft robot control movements
Engineers at UC Riverside have unveiled an air-powered computer memory that can be used to control soft robots. The innovation overcomes one of the biggest obstacles to advancing soft robotics: the fundamental mismatch between ...
Jul 16, 2021
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