A team led by the University of Oxford has developed a new class of soft robots that operate without electronics, motors, or ...

A new type of shape-shifting robot can amputate its leg to free itself from tricky situations. The robot is the brainchild of a group of engineers at a lab in Connecticut. The robot itself is ...

In a laboratory in Connecticut, a palm-sized silicone robot scrunches up its body to inch forward in a caterpillar-like motion. A brick tips over onto its leg, trapping it as it struggles to move on.

Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new window) Share on Reddit (opens in a new window) Share on Hacker News (opens in a new window) Share on Flipboard (opens in a new ...

Toyota’s Walk Me is a robotic chair with legs that walk, climb, and fold, redefining mobility at the Japan Mobility Show 2025 ...

A slow-motion video showing the hopping robot limbs actuating in perfect synch as an emergent behaviour from their arrangements on the robot body and interaction with the environment. Credit: Antonio ...

One day, robots might navigate through your blood vessels to break up clots, deliver targeted chemotherapy or repair ruptured blood vessels more efficiently and effectively than existing tools, ...

SuperLimbs, a system of wearable robotic limbs, can physically support an astronaut and lift them back on their feet after a fall, helping them conserve energy for other essential tasks. Need a moment ...

EPC has designed a GaN-based motor driver for robot limb joints. EPC91120, as it is know, is a evaluation board implementing a three-phase brushless dc motor driver in a 32mm diameter circular ...

Recent advancements in technology have revolutionized the world of assistive and medical tools, and prosthetic limbs are no exception. We've come a long way from the rigid, purely cosmetic prosthetics ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Follow Tom Carter Every time Tom publishes a story, you’ll get an alert straight to your inbox! Enter ...