Everyday occurrences like snapping hair clips or clicking retractable pens feature a mechanical phenomenon known as "snap-through." Small insects and plants like the Venus flytrap cleverly use this ...

The field of robotics has transformed drastically in this century, with a special focus on soft robotics. In this context, ...

Robots that can sense touch and perceive temperature differences? An unexpected material might just make this a reality. Researchers are developing soft and intelligent sensor materials based on ...

Discover how Scottish scientists revolutionize soft robotics with a 3D-printed robot that walks out of the printer, using an open-source platform.

Nature, particularly humans and other animals, has always been among the primary sources of inspiration for roboticists. In ...

Biological systems have inspired the development of next-generation soft robotic systems with diverse motions and functions.

A soft robot that mimics a caterpillar by using liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) with paper-based electrodes to create ...

A team of researchers has created smart, advanced materials that will be the building blocks for a future generation of soft medical microrobots. These tiny robots have the potential to conduct ...

In this collection at Nature Communications and Communications Materials, we aim to bring together cutting-edge soft robotics research crossing multidisciplinary areas.

For instance, a team of researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder recently developed a material that could give rise to soft robots capable of jumping 200 times above their own thickness.

A team of University of Waterloo researchers has created smart, advanced materials that will be the building blocks for a future generation of soft medical microrobots.