Disney’s robotic healthcare assistant may become a reality, thanks to advances in inflatable technology For those who thought inflatable technology began and ended with air beds and water wings, think ...

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NASA is developing squishy worm-like robots that could help astronauts complete dangerous tasks on future space missions. We usually think of robots as square metal things with squeaky parts and gears ...

When people think of robots, the word soft usually doesn’t come to mind. Traditional machines are typically made of sturdier materials, such as aluminum or steel. But scientists recently made a soft ...

The typical cultural image of a robot—as a steel, chrome, humanoid bucket of bolts—is often far from the reality of cutting-edge robotics research. There are difficulties, both social and ...

“Across fields of science, researchers have increasingly focused on designing soft devices that can shape-morph to achieve functionality. However, identifying a rest shape that leads to a target 3D ...