Robots aren’t generally known for their flexibility, with some exceptions. Laura Blumenschein, 29, co-­invented the Vine robot, which moves and grows like a plant.

Cheng said he also envisions future applications in vascular ... Multifunctional System-Integrated Programmable Soft Robot. Nano-Micro Letters, 2025; 17 (1) DOI: 10.1007/s40820-024-01601-3; ...

A research paper by scientists at the University of Macau proposed a novel multi-section magnetic soft robot maneuvered by an associated collaborative multirobot navigation system with magnetic ...

Like real muscles, the actuators are soft, shock absorbing, and pose no danger to their environment or humans working collaboratively alongside them or the potential future robots equipped with them.

Roboticists are envisioning a future in which soft, animal-inspired robots could be safely deployed in difficult-to-access natural and man-made environments, such as in delicate surgical ...

Once a soft robot is damaged, the material is able to heal after being heated for 40 minutes at 80°C. After 24 hours at 25°C, the damaged robot's strength and flexibility would also be restored.

Soft, flesh-like robot actuators will make bots more lifelike than ever. ... The team has tried to mimic a biological vascular system to cool down the system, but this too would require pumps.

Now, of course it’d be ideal if the soft robot could heal itself without the application of heat, but in a way there’s an advantage here. “This means also that we can do the healing in a ...