The next generation of soft robots might be folding and sliding as effortlessly as living tissue, say a team of engineers who have created “magnetic muscles” with 3D printing. Filling elastic, ...

A crawler robot made with the miura-ori origami pattern. The dark sections are affixed with thin "magnetic muscles" made by co-extruding rubber polymer and ferromagnetic particles, which move the ...

Soft robots are redefining the future of robotics with their ability to move gracefully through delicate or confined spaces. From cultivating baby corals in labs to inspecting industrial pipelines, ...

Kidney stones are one of the most painful medical conditions a person can experience. For people who suffer from recurring stones, the agony is even worse. Standard oral medications often take too ...

It’s a bizarre sight: With a short burst of light, a sponge-shaped robot scoots across a tiled surface. Flipped on its back, it repeatedly twitches as if doing sit-ups. By tinkering with the light’s ...

The integration of robotic drive and imaging feedback is implemented using MRI sequences. The entire cycle time is reduced to 30 ms for real-time navigation, and the introduction of reconstruction ...