In a major leap for adaptive robotics, researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have developed a programmable robotic sheet that can change shape, move, and grasp ...

Folding structures are widely used in robot design as an intuitive and efficient shape-morphing mechanism, with applications explored in space and aerospace robots, soft robots, and foldable grippers ...

Designing robots that can change shape can enable a range of applications, such as exploring environments or manipulating objects. Folding for shape transformation, akin to origami, is an established ...

As if a brain-like processing chip weren’t bad enough news for us humans, this week’s edition of Science also describes a robot that, after being laid out as a flat sheet, can fold itself into the ...

(a) Structural decomposition diagrams of the soft sheet robot and magnetorheological fluids. (b) Diagram of the 3D model of the soft sheet robot. (c) Microstructure diagram of magnetorheological ...

When it comes to soft-bodied robotic devices, there are ones that are squishy like rubber, or that fold like origami. The latter could soon be much lighter, hardier and capable, thanks to an ...