ABB to sell robots business to SoftBank in $5.38 billion deal

SoftBank Group said today it has agreed to buy the robotics business of Swiss engineering group ABB in a $5.4 billion deal.
SiliconRepublic

Squishy motor invention could revolutionise soft robotics

Engineers in the US have made quite the breakthrough in robotics, building a soft, squishy motor to provide torque in a remarkably novel way. Using 3D printing, some cleverly thought-out engineering ...
The Engineer

Twisted soft robots self-navigate mazes

Researchers in the US have developed soft robots that can navigate complex environments, such as mazes, without input from humans or computer software. The soft robots, developed by researchers at ...
The Korea Times

Designer hopes to serve as bridge between engineers, non-engineers in soft robotics

Soft robotics, as the name indicates, involves the design and construction of robots with non-rigid, highly compliant materials that can resemble the flexible movements of living organisms ― as they ...