Scientists at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have created intelligent materials that change shape and mechanical properties when exposed to light. By linking molecular machines into ...

A research team is linking atomic-scale motors into 3D structures to create the next generation of programmable, intelligent ...

Researchers in South Korea have developed a soft, reprogrammable artificial muscle that can reshape itself during operation, recover from damage, and be reused. Using a phase-transitional ferrofluid ...

Robotic muscles contracting from light pulses and cube-shaped 3D screens may emerge from tiny molecular machines linked into ...

Scientists at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), in South Korea, have built a silicone neckband that ...

A review paper by scientists from Shenyang Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Science provided a comprehensive ...

An artificial muscle capable of changing shape, repairing damage and being reused has been developed by a team of researchers ...

Breaking away from conventional robots that perform only predefined functions once fabricated, researchers have developed a ...

Breaking away from conventional robots that perform only predefined functions once fabricated, researchers have developed a ...

Researchers at the MIT Media Lab and Italy’s Politecnico di Bari have developed artificial muscle fibers that aim to match the strength, speed, and control of natural muscles without relying on bulky ...

Muscles are remarkably effective systems for generating controlled force, and engineers developing hardware for robots or prosthetics have long struggled to create analogs that can approach their ...

Abstract: Pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) serve as flexible actuators widely employed in robotics. However, the severe asymmetric hysteresis of PAMs significantly impedes their application in high ...