Healthcare systems worldwide are struggling with overcrowded hospitals, physician burnout, and rising surgery delays. Which is why it's always a good thing to see research exploring new solutions ...

The technique, published in Advanced Science, enables researchers to fabricate soft robotic actuators in under 10 minutes at a material cost of less than $0.10 per unit. Principal Investigator ...

Soft robotics has quickly moved from a niche research topic to a practical technology with real-world applications—from gentle grippers in ...

Engineers at Oxford University have developed a rapid, ultra-low-cost method for manufacturing soft robots using common lab equipment. The method has been published in Advanced Science. The new ...

Researchers at Tohoku University, working with international collaborators in France, have developed an ultrafine "soft yarn" actuator fiber capable of bending, contracting, and producing complex ...

The robot doctor will see you now? Not for the foreseeable future, anyway. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Medical robots today are pretty dumb, typically acting as ...

A child with a new cochlear implant works on auditory rehabilitation exercises at home in Toulouse, France, aided by Pepper, a human-looking robot. In Canada, another child interacts with Pepper, who ...