“Replacing traditional electric motors with soft, flexible actuators allows machines to perform tasks more safely and in ways that closely mimic the natural movement and softness of human tissue,” he ...

Redesigning the clutch with a multilayer structure that includes a soft interlayer to help spread out the stress more evenly. Electroadhesive (EA) clutches work similarly to car clutches, but instead ...

In the world of soft robotics and wearable technology, sheet-based fluidic devices are revolutionizing how lightweight, flexible and multifunctional systems are designed. But with innovation comes ...

McGill University engineers have developed ultra-thin materials that can move, fold, and reshape themselves, ...

Jun Zhang, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno. His research interests lie in the intersection of control theory, robotics, ...

Soft robots are only as capable as the artificial muscles that drive them, and for years those muscles have forced a trade-off between strength and flexibility. A new magnetic polymer design is ...

It is estimated that around 80 million people worldwide live with a tremor. For example, those who live with Parkinson's disease. The involuntary periodic movements sometimes strongly affect how ...

Freeze-dried hydrogel powders sprayed onto wet surfaces merge into functional coatings in under five seconds, enabling rapid ...

A spinning 3D printer nozzle creates soft robots with built-in air channels that bend in programmed directions, turning flat ...