A new type of robot combines traditional and soft robotics, making it safe but sturdy. Once inflated, it can change shape and move without being attached to a source of energy or…
Category: Robots
Self-balancing Robot uses a psychological theory to walk like Humans
A psychological theory could kickstart improvements in the way robots are able to walk, thanks to a University of Manchester study published in the Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems. The study…
Engineers design bionic “heart” for testing prosthetic valves
There is a huge demand for prosthetic heart valves and other cardiac devices — a market that is valued at more than $5 billion dollars today. This demand is predicted to rise…
Xenobots – World’s First Living Robots created using Super Computer and Frog Cells
Tiny ‘xenobots’ assembled from cells promise advances from drug delivery to toxic waste clean-up A book is made of wood. But it is not a tree. The dead cells have been repurposed…
A soft robotic insect that survives being flattened by a fly swatter
Researchers at EPFL have developed an ultra-light robotic insect that uses its soft artificial muscles to move at 3 cm per second across different types of terrain. It can be folded or…