Scientists study octopus arm mechanics to develop robotic systems with advanced flexibility and control capabilities.

Some artists are turning to advanced robots for help sculpting masterpieces, even as others decry robots as cheating that ...

They are launching version 3 of their LittleArm robotic arm, and the progression ... Unfortunately the mechanical design is not open source, but it can still be a source of inspiration for your ...

Their high-fidelity computational model is a milestone both in biology, where it can help explain the octopus's impressive capability, and engineering. "The computational model is a useful testbed for ...

Designing an energy-efficient robot is just as important as its movement capability. Many animals for instance have ...

A research team has recently published a study titled "Topology, dynamics, and control of a muscle-architected soft arm," in ...

A fleet of marble-sculpting robots is carving out the future of the art world. It's a move some artists see as cheating, but ...

Essentially a robotic arm for holding an ... integrating bionic techniques, mechanical and new materials technologies, the joint research team has optimized the design to address safety issues ...

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed a new robot inspired by one of the most intelligent ...

The artificial muscles are extremely versatile, able to alter their stiffness by 2,700 times and softness by an amazing eightfold. They can withstand tensile forces 1,000 times their weight and ...

Humans feel empathy for robots showing distress, revealing emotional bonds that blur human-machine boundaries.

MIT researchers have created a versatile training method that combines diverse data to help robots learn new skills, inspired by large language models. The method aligns data from diverse domains, ...