Venus Flytrap-Inspired Soft Material Senses Objects and Grasps Under Light
KAIST researchers have developed an ion-based soft material inspired by the Venus flytrap that senses approaching charged objects, bends to ...
Tag: soft robotics
Why Copying Nature’s Shapes Could Fix the Weakest Link in Flexible Pressure Sensors
A new review argues that bio-inspired flexible pressure sensors must be judged by the structural motifs that govern their signals ...
Two Actuators Are All This Feather Star Robot Needs to Swim in 3D
Engineers at North Carolina State University have built a feather star-inspired soft robot that achieves full three-dimensional underwater maneuverability using ...
Gel-Based Thin Film Gives Robots Smooth, Variable Clutching at Just 100 Volts
KAIST researchers have developed a thin-film friction modulator based on a PVC gel that delivers strong, stick-slip-free variable clutching for ...
Wood-Derived Nanocrystals Supercharge Soft Actuators That Bend and Feel
Researchers in China have created a cellulose-based ionic soft actuator that bends 139 percent further at just 1.5 volts and ...
Liquid Metals Could Finally End the Trade-Off Between Stretchy Circuits and Real Performance
A new Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering review maps the interface engineering strategies that allow room-temperature liquid metals to overcome the ...
Shape-Memory Polymer Made From Wood Waste Generates Its Own Electricity
A new biodegradable shape memory polymer composite reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals and lignin nanofibers couples thermally triggered shape recovery with ...
Soft Robotic Sleeves Could Restore Bladder Control and End Catheter Dependence
Researchers at Imperial College London argue in Nature Reviews Urology that soft robotic bladder sleeves, combining patient-initiated mechanical voiding assistance ...
3D-Printed Magnetic Soft Robots Change Shape Mid-Movement on Command
Researchers have 3D-printed a magnetic soft robot that can morph its body shape on the fly, switching between crawling, rolling, ...
Ultrafine magnetic particles push soft actuators to 350 degrees Celsius
Researchers developed ultrafine Sm2Fe17N3 magnetic particles that let soft actuators keep working at temperatures where conventional Nd2Fe14B materials fail.
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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