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Manta rays inspire fast swimming soft robot yet

The latest soft robot prototype has achieved a swimming speed of 6.8 body lengths per second, improving energy efficiency and vertical movement capabilities.

Breakthrough in soft robotics: First toroidal micro-robot to swim autonomously in viscous liquids

The new micro-robot can navigate viscous liquids autonomously, enabling potential applications in medicine and environmental monitoring.

Octopus suckers inspire new tech for gripping objects underwater

Virginia Tech scientists are developing switchable adhesives inspired by octopus suckers, enhancing underwater technology for gripping various objects.

Using Turing patterns to enhance soft pneumatic technology

Turing patterns aid in designing efficient fabric-based soft pneumatic actuators (FSPAs) for versatile soft robotics applications.

Motorskins' SELK Technology Is Bringing Textiles To Life For A Smarter Future - Yanko Design

MotorSkins' SELK technology combines ambient computing with programmable matter, transforming interactions between the physical world and digital technology.

Engineers make tunable, shape-changing metamaterial inspired by vintage toys

Team of UCLA engineers developed a new tunable dynamic material mimicking push puppet mechanics, with applications in soft robotics and reconfigurable architectures.
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Cute, sweater-wearing android can help carry heavier objects - Yanko Design

Punyo is a robot by Toyota with a cute design inspired by Baymax from Big Hero 6, combining soft and hard robotics for functionality.
Punyo uses its entire body, including chest, hips, and arms, to lift objects, enhancing its capability to carry heavier objects.

Built-in bionic computing

Robots using soft materials in disaster management face challenges in flexible control.

Cute, sweater-wearing android can help carry heavier objects - Yanko Design

Punyo is a robot by Toyota with a cute design inspired by Baymax from Big Hero 6, combining soft and hard robotics for functionality.
Punyo uses its entire body, including chest, hips, and arms, to lift objects, enhancing its capability to carry heavier objects.

Built-in bionic computing

Robots using soft materials in disaster management face challenges in flexible control.
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Researchers resurrect long-extinct fossil creature as a robot

Soft robot version of ancient sea creature Pleurocystitid created using paleontology principles.
Replica allows scientists to decode movement and explore biomechanical differences among life forms.

How ancient sea creatures can inform soft robotics

Soft robotics utilizes soft materials to create flexible and safe robots for various applications.
Richard Desatnik and his team are studying ancient animals to learn more about locomotion and apply it to soft robotics.

Researchers resurrect long-extinct fossil creature as a robot

Soft robot version of ancient sea creature Pleurocystitid created using paleontology principles.
Replica allows scientists to decode movement and explore biomechanical differences among life forms.

How ancient sea creatures can inform soft robotics

Soft robotics utilizes soft materials to create flexible and safe robots for various applications.
Richard Desatnik and his team are studying ancient animals to learn more about locomotion and apply it to soft robotics.
morebiomechanics

Electric eels inspire novel "jelly" batteries for soft robotics, wearables

Scientists develop soft “jelly” battery inspired by electric eels for wearable devices and drug delivery, mimicking the eel's electricity generation process.
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