image: The soft robotic leaf gripper injects leaves with sensors that help it detect and communicate with its environment. view more Credit: Savan DeSouza/Cornell University Tools that offer early ...

Credit: Science Robotics (2025). DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.adu2394 To demonstrate, the team used the gripper to deliver two types of probes. The first, AquaDust, is a tiny gel particle that ...

Researchers at the AMOLF institute have created a revolutionary soft robot without electronic components that moves using ...

I've been thinking about building a soft robot for a while. Most soft robots use inflatable bladders to change shape, which ...

Cephalopod suction was previously thought to be a product of these creatures’ soft, flexible bodies, which can deform easily ...

Scaly-tailed squirrels use thorny tail scales for grip on smooth trees. New models reveal the physics behind this, inspiring ...

With AI-powered vision, our system can safely identify and pick large, soft bags from pallets and place them into shipping boxes—automating a task that requires high labor costs.” — Brian Hart, CEO, ...

African scaly-tailed squirrels use their scaled tails to safely move across the smooth bark of trees in their native ...

The last stronghold of human labor in warehouses – the grueling job of loading and unloading trucks – is rapidly giving way to a new generation ...

Soft grippers have gained significant attention in robotics due to their ability to handle delicate objects and adapt to complex shapes. This project aims to conduct a comprehensive comparative ...

Soft robotic grippers are emerging as a promising solution for handling complex objects, offering enhanced flexibility in handling various tasks with a single gripper. This study presents a novel soft ...