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SQuad Soft Quadruped Robot That Can Walk & Climb Obstacles

Meet SQuad: a small quadruped robot with a soft structure that can walk and crawl over obstacles. It has soft…

4 years ago

Insect-inspired 3D Printed Robots with Flexoskeletons

Soft 3D printed robots are nothing new but making them is not cheap. Engineers at the University of California San…

4 years ago

Stanford’s Soft Transforming Robot

Here is a soft, transforming robot designed by Standford Engineers that can change shape and move without a source of…

4 years ago

MakeSense: Designing Sensors for Proprioceptive Soft Robots

Soft robots are useful for manipulating fragile objects. Disney Researchers have come up with a method for enhance soft robots…

4 years ago

Soft Actuators That Could Make Soft Robots Less Bulky

Soft robots are nothing new but they could be quite bulky. Engineers at UC San Diego have developed soft actuators…

4 years ago

This 3D Printer Can Create Multi-material Mini Robots

3D printers are getting more advanced all the time. A new 3D printing tech has been developed to create multi-material…

4 years ago

SHERO: Building Soft Self-Healing Robots

In the past few years, we have covered plenty of soft robots that can handle fragile items of all shapes.…

5 years ago

Stretchable Optical Lace Gives Soft Robots a Human Touch

Soft robots are getting smarter all the time. This stretchable optical lace material developed by Ph.D. student Patricia Xu can…

5 years ago

Soft Pneumatic Actuator for Wearable Robots

Here is a soft pneumatic bending actuator for robots that can be used to enhance robotic hands and wearable exosuits.…

5 years ago

Rollbot Untethered Soft Robot Responds to Heat

Here is a soft robot that can curl into a pentagonal wheel when placed on a hot surface. The Rollbot…

5 years ago