Researchers have developed a soft robot capable of crawling like a worm, climbing cables, and rapidly changing shape to shift directions—all powered by a single air input. Soft robots are flexible but ...

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Engineers propose a new quantitative framework to account for and predict the impact of temperature on the curing speed of platinum-catalyzed silicone elastomers. The findings could maximize ...

The gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a collection of organs and structures inside the bodies of humans and other animals that ...

HOUSTON – (March 18, 2024) – Soft robots use pliant materials such as elastomers to interact safely with the human body and other challenging, delicate objects and environments. A team of Rice ...

Design engineers in most industries are looking for smart, programmable materials. But finding solutions that are scalable and adaptive to different environments is always a challenge. The challenges ...

While there are many potential uses for soft-bodied robots, the things are still typically only built in small experimental batches. Scottish scientists are out to change that, with a ...

Today's robots may not be the hospitable humanoids or shape-shifting Autobots of past imagination, but engineers are well on their way to producing machines that can walk, swim, crawl and climb as ...

More and more every year, people are turning to e-commerce to fulfill most of their shopping needs. A 2021 survey by NerdWallet revealed that two thirds of Americans had planned to do the majority of ...