Everyday occurrences like snapping hair clips or clicking retractable pens feature a mechanical phenomenon known as ...

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

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

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

Soft robotics, unlike traditional rigid robots, are made from flexible materials that mimic the movement of living organisms. This flexibility makes them ideal for navigating tight spaces, such as ...

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

Soft robots and medical devices of the future will rely on materials that curl, twist, and stretch in response to a trigger, such as heat or light.

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

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 ...

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.