A new generation of robots is beginning to take shape, one that moves, senses, and adapts more like living creatures.

Scientists in Italy have developed a flexible robotic arm modelled on the octopus, combining soft materials with touch-sensitive suction cups. Designed to work in crowded and delicate environments, ...

An octopus does not need its central brain to control every grab, twist, or squeeze. Now, robots may not need to either. Engineers have published research highlighting a robot arm ...

Scientists at the BioRobotics Institute in Pontedera, Italy have developed a prototype arm that in the future could perform intricate and minimally invasive surgical (MIS) procedures reports the ...

An octopus-inspired robotic arm developed by researchers in Italy can feel its way around using artificial suction cups and ...

The gripper features 6 shape memory polymer (SMP)-embedded arms capable of rapid underwater stiffness tuning. In the soft state, it can perform suction mode or grasping mode, where positive pressure ...

A soft robotic system uses liquid crystal elastomers to merge shape shifting, gripping, and color change, demonstrating fully integrated motion and optical feedback within a single flexible material. ...

Scientists in Italy have developed an octopus-inspired robotic arm that can sense and grasp objects using artificial suction ...

US telecoms watchdog to vote on barring sales of devices with parts from blacklisted firms The Federal Communications Commission, the U.S. telecoms watchdog, ‌said on Tuesday it plans to vote next ...

U.S. President ‌Donald Trump signed an agriculture related ⁠executive order on Thursday, the White House said, adding the ‌move ⁠was aimed at strengthening the ⁠security of the United ⁠States' food ...