Using common kitchen ingredients such as citric acid and sodium bicarbonate, scientists have created an edible pneumatic battery and valve system to power soft robots. Subscribe to our newsletter for ...

(A) FEA-based numerical simulation to optimize the actuator’s geometry and actuation parameters. (B) Using FFF technology, the molds are printed in rigid material and the sacrificial cores are in a ...

We've been hearing a lot about "artificial muscles," which allow robotic devices or prosthetic limbs to perform human-like motions. And while most of them have been produced in labs utilizing ...

Your tongue is super weird, which is fine because mine is too. Even though it lacks supporting bones, it can move in all sorts of directions because it’s a “muscular hydrostat”: Fluid is compressed in ...

When we think of pneumatic actuators, we typically consider the standard varieties of pneumatic cylinder, capable of linear motion. These can be referred to as “hard” actuators, made of rigid ...

Most robots use electric actuators, but this little fella packs a lot more punch. Researchers have created a new type of minuscule combustion engine that gives this tiny frog robot explosive leaping ...

Two interns at NASA are part of a larger group working on "soft robots" that could be used for exploring worlds beyond Earth. This includes the moon, NASA's next major destination for astronauts. The ...

A team of engineers designed and developed a novel humanoid hand that may be able to help human-robotic interactions. Need a robot with a soft touch? A team of Michigan State University engineers has ...

What an actuator is, and what the difference is between linear and rotary The three main energy types—electric, pneumatic and hydraulic—plus thermal, magnetic and piezoelectric What to keep in mind ...

A research team including Dr. Hyung Gon Shin from Samsung Electronics' Future Robotics Division (formerly a Ph.D. researcher at POSTECH), and Professors Keehoon Kim and Wan Kyun Chung from the ...

Why and how the flexible actuators were fabricated. How they were used in an aerial micro-robot. The performance obtained with these actuators. While the electronics for drones and aerial robots of ...