Soft robots that power themselves from their surroundings are moving from lab curiosity to strategic technology, promising ...

Imagine having a continuum soft robotic arm bend around a bunch of grapes or broccoli, adjusting its grip in real time as it ...

Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognise objects, navigate ...

Robots inspired by flexible creatures such as octopuses, caterpillars or fish offer a solution. Instead of requiring intensive (and often imperfect) computations, soft robots built of mostly pliable ...