Researchers at ETH Zurich and MIT created a multi-material 3D printed hand using a process invented to enable the innovation of soft robotics. (Thomas Buchner via Courthouse News Service) (CN) — To ...

Swedish researchers have developed a breakthrough 3D printing method to create soft actuators. These dielectric elastic actuators (DEA) are made from silicone-based materials, combining conductive ...

Over the past decades, robotic systems have been rapidly advancing, fueled by the continuous introduction of more advanced ...

(Nanowerk News) A team of researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed a new approach when adopting the Freeform Liquid 3D Printing (FL-3DP) technology to ...

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Back when nanotechnology was at the "peak of inflated expectations," to borrow a stage from the Gartner hype cycle, one would come across wild speculation about where this emerging technology would ...

Soft skin coverings and touch sensors have emerged as a promising feature for robots that are both safer and more intuitive for human interaction, but they are expensive and difficult to make. A ...

Researchers at Purdue University have outlined a way to mass-produce circuits made of liquid-metal alloys using inkjet-printing technology, paving the way for "soft robots" and other kinds of flexible ...

Engineers from UNSW Sydney have developed a miniature and flexible soft robotic arm that could be used to 3D-print biomaterial directly onto organs inside a person's body. 3D-bioprinting is a process ...