A research team in South Korea has developed a soft robot named Octoid that can mimic the movement and behavior of an octopus ...

If you're making a small robot that can explore tight spaces, it would be good if that device could also shimmy its way through narrow gaps. An experimental new robot can do just that, by emulating a ...

Underwater octopuses change their body color and texture in the blink of an eye to blend perfectly into their surroundings ...

When we think of soft-bodied robots, we tend to picture things that slowly crawl like caterpillars. A new one is able to move much quicker, though, by leaping like a cheetah. The world's fastest land ...

A DARPA-sponsored initiative to build soft-bodied robots has led to some pretty impressive breakthroughs in robotics research, ranging from being able to access previously unreachable areas to ...

Tufts science professors Barry Trimmer and David Kaplan never expected their work to be featured in an art museum. But their innovative technology, the world's first soft-bodied robot, is currently on ...

There are some tasks that traditional robots -- the rigid and metallic kind -- simply aren't cut out for. Soft-bodied robots, on the other hand, may be able to interact with people more safely or slip ...

I'm officially convinced scientists are competing to make the creepiest, most skin-crawling robots on Earth. The latest designer robot is the creepiest and crawliest of them all. It looks like a ...

Researchers have simulated a soft-bodied robot that turns rigid on demand. The advance may help broaden robots' range of tasks and allow for safe interactions with people, including in patient care ...

Researchers developed a deep learning neural network to aid the design of soft-bodied robots. The algorithm optimizes the arrangement of sensors on the robot, enabling it to complete tasks as ...