Scientists at the Bioinspired Robotics Laboratory at the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) have developed a robot that can be printed directly in one go using a 3D printer and can run ...

Researchers 3D-printed a robotic hand, a six-legged robot, a 'heart' pump, and a metamaterial cube. [Related: Watch a robot hand only use its ‘skin’ to feel and grab objects.] Traditional 3D-printers ...

Researchers have created a robot with a 3D printed body that transitions from a rigid core to a soft exterior and is capable of more than 30 untethered jumps, powered by a mix of butane and oxygen ...

The first soft robots that can walk from the machines that make them have been built using Flex Printer, a new 3D printing system developed at Edinburgh University. Soft machines are made from ...

A team of roboticists at the University of California San Diego and BASF Corporation has developed a unique 3D-printed soft robotic gripper that operates without the need for electronics. So, how does ...

In the future, soft robots will be able to perform tasks that cannot be done by conventional robots. These soft robots could be used in terrain that is difficult to access and in environments where ...

Researchers have successfully 3D-printed a soft robotic gripper that can function immediately after fabrication without any electronics technology, allowing it to function both mounted or untethered ...

Roboticists have developed an ambulatory 3D-printed robot powered by compressed gas, an advance that could see robots operating in settings where electronics cannot function. This robot can walk, ...

Soft skin coverings and touch sensors have emerged as a promising feature for robots that are both safer and more intuitive for human interaction, but they are expensive and difficult to make. A ...

Soft robotics, where the arms of a robot are flexible as opposed to being made of rigid tubes and boxes, is gaining ground. Silicone (not silicon), a soft, rubbery material is a good choice for soft ...