Abstract: Soft robotics is a field of robotic system design characterized by materials and structures that exhibit large-scale deformation, high compliance, and rich multifunctionality. The ...

Figure 1: Mobile soft-robotic systems inspired by a range of biological systems. The key challenge for creating soft machines that achieve their full potential is the development of controllable soft ...

Soft robots are made from soft, elastic materials and offer unique opportunities in areas in which conventional rigid robots are not viable; for example, for drug delivery, non-invasive surgical ...

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Soft Robotics today announced the release of mGrip, the company’s first on-demand, modular automation system. mGrip will enable the rapid proliferation of soft ...

Abstract: Soft robots are becoming increasingly prevalent, with unique applications to medical devices and wearable technology. Understanding the dynamics of nonlinear soft actuators is crucial to ...

Engineers made a pneumatic RAM chip using microfluidic valves instead of electronic transistors. The valves remain sealed against a pressure differential even when disconnected from an air supply line ...

If pneumatic technology is associated with high force and speed, electronic actuators conjure up notions of precision and control. Together, the two technologies broaden the scope for the field of ...

The Robotics, Automation, and Manufacturing research cluster at Miami University’s College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) explores advanced technologies that integrate mechanical systems, ...

Scientists from University of Macau designed a novel multi-section magnetic soft robot maneuvered by an associated collaborative multirobot navigation system. A research paper by scientists at the ...