soft robots

A team of engineers built an artificial muscle material that gets stronger as it works, potentially leading to soft robots that adapt to their jobs.

Bulky Bots

Imagine flexible robots that get tougher as they work.

Scientists Invent Artificial Muscle That Gets Stronger With Exercise

Engineers built a soft robotic bug capable of surviving harsh punishment like being flattened, stomped, and folded. It's creepy, but a huge step forward.

Keep on Truckin'

Exactly what we needed!

This Robotic Bug Was Designed to Survive Swatting

Scientists built rudimentary soft robots that are controlled and steered by living neurons and muscles, just like a living organism.

Living Machinery

The biological machines start swimming when they detect light.

Scientists Built Tiny Robots Powered by Muscles and Nerves

A gummy-like robot could help fight disease from within our bodies

Micro Muscles

Microscopic soft robots could have a variety of health applications.

These Gummy-Like Robots Could Keep Us Healthy From Within

Droplets of metallic liquid can form new circuits on the fly.

New Soft Robotic Skin Automatically Heals Itself, Even If You Shoot It Full Of Holes

Take a moment to watch a stretchy robot test its octopus-inspired skin.

A New Era in Stretchable Electronics